ceiling

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The overhead closure of a room.
2. The upper limit of an object or action.
3. The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
4. 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."
5. The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
6. The inner planking of a vessel.
7. The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
8. The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

Verb

present participle and gerund of ceil

ceil

• Verb
• Noun

Lees meer

Sinonieme

roof

cap

loft

ceiling price

bourn

bourne

canopy

confine

floor

heaven

highest

housetop

limit

lining

maximum

mete

overhead

purview

rooftop

sky

stint

top

🔝

umbrella

☔

upstairs

wainscoting

wainscotting

weather

ceiling board

top-price

top part

roof boards

plafond

Terminus

topside covering

overhead cover

service ceiling

ceiling boarding

clg

ambit

> nyadenga 2

attic

border

bound

Vertalings

plafond

techo

Decke

soffitto

plafond

teto

ταβάνι

tavan

zoldering

Plafond

Zimmerdecke

tecto

سقف

sostre

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: celing

In summary

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). By surface analysis, ceil + -ing.