ceiling
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
From Middle English celing, from celen ("to cover or panel walls") (from Old French celer) + -ing.
Nounceiling (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.
- French: plafond
- German: Decke
- Italian: soffitto
- Portuguese: teto
- Russian: потоло́к
- Spanish: techo, cielorraso (mostly Latin America), cielo raso, plafón (Puerto Rico)
- French: plafond
- French: partie entière par excès
- Russian: потоло́к
- Present participle and gerund of ceil
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