ceiling

Meaning

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

Concepts

ceiling

roof

cap

ceiling price

loft

maximum

lining

wainscoting

wainscotting

roof boards

topside covering

top part

floor

overhead cover

service ceiling

highest

clg

> nyadenga 2

heaven

sky

weather

Terminus

ambit

border

bound

bourn

bourne

confine

limit

mete

purview

stint

ceiling board

ceiling boarding

plafond

canopy

housetop

overhead

rooftop

umbrella

top-price

attic

upstairs

top

Hyphenated as

ceil‧ing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

Etymology

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).