Phrase guide

control panel

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl ˈpæn.l̩/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A flat, usually vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: instrument panel

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A computer display offering a number of controls or options.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he checked the instrument panel
  • suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: instrument panel, control board, board, panel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electrical device

Narrower terms: dashboard, fascia

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَوْحَةُ التَّحَكُّم (lawḥatu t-taḥakkum) — surface with controls
  • Armenian: հսկիչ վահանակ (hskičʻ vahanak) — surface with controls
  • Azerbaijani: idarəetmə paneli — surface with controls
  • Bulgarian: пулт (pult) — surface with controls
  • Bulgarian: конзо́ла (konzóla) — surface with controls
  • Chinese Mandarin: 儀表盤 /仪表盘 (yíbiǎopán) — surface with controls
  • Czech: řídící panel — surface with controls
  • Dutch: bedieningspaneel — surface with controls
  • Estonian: juhtpult — surface with controls
  • Finnish: ohjaustaulu — surface with controls
  • Finnish: ohjauspöytä — surface with controls
  • French: tableau de bord — surface with controls
  • French: panneau de contrôle — surface with controls
  • West-Frisian: betsjinningspaniel — surface with controls
  • German: Schalttafel — surface with controls
  • Hungarian: vezérlőpult — surface with controls
  • Hungarian: vezérlőasztal — surface with controls
  • Hungarian: kezelőpult — surface with controls
  • Indonesian: panel kontrol — surface with controls
  • Indonesian: panel pengatur — surface with controls
  • Japanese: 制御盤 (seigyoban) — surface with controls
  • Japanese: コントロールパネル (kontorōru paneru) — surface with controls
  • Korean: 제어판 (jeeopan) — surface with controls
  • Korean: 컨트롤 패널 (keonteurol paeneol) — surface with controls
  • Māori: paewhiri mana — surface with controls
  • Polish: pulpit sterowniczy — surface with controls
  • Portuguese: painel de controle — surface with controls
  • Romanian: tablou de comandă — surface with controls
  • Romanian: panou de control — surface with controls
  • Romanian: panou de comandă — surface with controls
  • Russian: контро́льная пане́ль (kontrólʹnaja panɛ́lʹ) — surface with controls
  • Russian: пане́ль управления (panɛ́lʹ upravlenija) — surface with controls
  • Russian: пульт (pulʹt) — surface with controls
  • Russian: консо́ль (konsólʹ) — surface with controls
  • Spanish: panel de control — surface with controls
  • Vietnamese: bảng điều khiển — surface with controls
  • Chinese Mandarin: 控制面板 (kòngzhì miànbǎn) — computer user interface
  • Dutch: configuratiescherm — computer user interface
  • Esperanto: stirpanelo — computer user interface
  • Finnish: hallintapaneeli — computer user interface
  • French: panneau de configurtion — computer user interface
  • French: panneau de contrôle — computer user interface
  • Hungarian: vezérlőpult — computer user interface
  • Hungarian: kezelőpult — computer user interface
  • Hungarian: irányítópult — computer user interface
  • Indonesian: panel kontrol — computer user interface
  • Indonesian: panel pengatur — computer user interface
  • Polish: panel sterowania — computer user interface
  • Spanish: panel de control — computer user interface