instrument panel

noun

: a panel on which instruments are mounted
especially : dashboard sense 2

Examples of instrument panel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The instrument panel configuration is multiuser and intuitive. James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024 Dealers will replace the instrument panel, free of charge. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 Tesla recall for incorrect font size on display Tesla is recalling nearly 2.2 million of its Model S, Model X, Model 3, Model Y, and Cybertruck vehicles after an incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights. USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 The buttons for the parking brake, lane keeping and sport mode are difficult to see and reach on the lower instrument panel over the driver’s left knee. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024 The main instrument panel has a neat party trick, too. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2023 According to the recall notice: An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Feb. 2024 Colorful, plus-sized display screens are proliferating in modern cars, turning them into rolling man caves: Driver instrument panels swiftly reconfigure to show maps or other data. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2023 An inoperable instrument panel cannot show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, which may increase the risk of a crash, the company said. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of instrument panel was in 1922

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“Instrument panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instrument%20panel. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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