ceiling
Meaning
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- The overhead closure of a room.
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
- 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."
- The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- The inner planking of a vessel.
- The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
- The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
Synonyms
ceiling price
ceiling board
top-price
top part
roof boards
topside covering
overhead cover
service ceiling
ceiling boarding
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Frequency
Hyphenated as
ceil‧ing
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
Etymology
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).
New
ceil
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To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar.
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