noun
electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
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he checked the instrument panel
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suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree
• Syn: ↑control panel, ↑instrument panel, ↑board, ↑panel
• Hypernyms: ↑electrical device
• Part Meronyms: ↑idiot light
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noun : a panel at which circuit changes are made (as for theater lighting)
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a panel containing switches, dials, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices, lights, etc. Also called control panel.
[1905-10]
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control panel or control board noun
A panel or board containing dials, switches and gauges for operating and monitoring electrical or other apparatus
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Main Entry: ↑control
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control board,
= control panel. (Cf. ↑control panel)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.