ceiling
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
- Homophone: sealing
- Hyphenation: ceil‧ing
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English celing (“paneling; (bed) cover or hanging”), from celen (“to cover or panel walls”) (from Old French celer (“to conceal”)) + -ing (gerund-forming suffix).
Noun
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ceiling (plural ceilings)
- The overhead closure of a room.
- The dining room had an ornate ceiling.
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- 2008, N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Economics, volume 1, page 114:
- Market forces naturally move the economy to the equilibrium, and the price ceiling has no effect on the price or the quantity sold.
- (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
- (meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
- Even though it was cloudy, there was still enough ceiling for the Blue Angels to perform a great show.
- (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- The ceiling of 4.5 is 5; the ceiling of −4.5 is −4.
- (nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
- (finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
- (architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
Synonyms
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[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- absolute ceiling
- bamboo ceiling
- brass ceiling
- cathedral ceiling
- ceil
- ceilinged
- ceiling effect
- ceiling fan
- ceiling function
- ceilingless
- ceilinglike
- ceilingward
- ceilingwards
- celluloid ceiling
- cloud ceiling
- cotton ceiling
- debt ceiling
- drop ceiling
- dropped ceiling
- flight ceiling
- glass ceiling
- gray ceiling
- hit the ceiling
- lavender ceiling
- pink ceiling
- popcorn ceiling
- price ceiling
- rainbow ceiling
- scrape someone off the ceiling
- silver ceiling
- skill ceiling
- subceiling
- through the ceiling
- tray ceiling
Translations
[edit]upper limit of room
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upper limit of an object or action
altitude
smallest integer
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inner planking of a vessel
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Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]ceiling
- present participle and gerund of ceil
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