Definition of Instrument panel

1. Noun. Electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices. "Suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

Exact synonyms: Board, Control Board, Control Panel, Panel
Specialized synonyms: Dashboard, Fascia
Generic synonyms: Electrical Device
Terms within: Idiot Light

Definition of Instrument panel

1. Noun. A flat, (usually) vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Instrument Panel

instructors
instructorship
instructorships
instructour
instructress
instructresses
instructrix
instructs
instrument
instrument flying
instrument landing
instrument landing system
instrument of execution
instrument of punishment
instrument of torture
instrument panel (current term)
instrumental
instrumental amusia
instrumental case
instrumental cases
instrumental conditioning
instrumental music
instrumental rationality
instrumental role
instrumental version
instrumental width
instrumentalisation
instrumentalisations
instrumentalise
instrumentalised

Literary usage of Instrument panel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Electric Power Plant Engineering by Joshua Weingreen (1913)
"The instrument panel is set up above the bench on a cast-iron frame so ... The supports for the instrument panel also serve as a railing around the gallery. ..."

2. Electric Power Plant Engineering by Joshua Weingreen (1910)
"211 shows a combination of a bench and instrument panel with a panelboard ... The bench board and instrument panel at the front carry the control apparatus ..."

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