ceiling

interior upper surface of a room: The entryway had a high ceiling.; a maximum limit; vertical boundary, cloud cover

Not to be confused with:

sealing – using an adhesive agent to close or secure something: She used sealing wax on the envelope.

ceil·ing

(sē′lĭng)

a. The upper interior surface of a room.

b. Material used to cover this surface.

2. Something resembling a ceiling: a ceiling of leaves over the arbor.

3. An upper limit, especially as set by regulation: wage and price ceilings.

a. The highest altitude under particular weather conditions from which the ground is still visible.

b. The altitude of the lowest layer of clouds.

c. The maximum altitude that an aircraft can reach under a given set of conditions, such as a minimum rate of climb.

5. Nautical The planking applied to the interior framework of a ship.

[Middle English celing, from celen, to ceil; see ceil.]

ceil′inged adj.

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ceiling

(ˈsiːlɪŋ)

1. (Architecture) the inner upper surface of a room

2. (Commerce)

a. an upper limit, such as one set by regulation on prices or wages

b. (as modifier): ceiling prices.

3. (Aeronautics) the upper altitude to which an aircraft can climb measured under specified conditions. See also service ceiling, absolute ceiling

4. (Physical Geography) meteorol the highest level in the atmosphere from which the earth's surface is visible at a particular time, usually the base of a cloud layer

5. (Nautical Terms) a wooden or metal surface fixed to the interior frames of a vessel for rigidity

[C14: of uncertain origin]

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ceil•ing

(ˈsi lɪŋ)

1. the overhead interior surface of a room.

2. an upper limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent, the quantity of goods produced or sold, etc.: a ceiling on government spending.

a. the maximum altitude from which the earth can be seen from an aircraft.

b. the maximum altitude at which an aircraft can operate under specified conditions.

4. the height above ground level of the lowest layer of clouds that cover more than half of the sky.

[1350–1400; Middle English; see ceil, -ing¹]

ceil′inged, adj.

ceiling

The height above the Earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuration phenomena that is reported as "broken," "overcast," or "obscured" and not classified as "thin" or "partial."

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Translations

strop

loft

kattolakikorkeussisäkatto

strop

mennyezetplafon

loft

天井

천장

lubos

griesti

strop

innertaktak

เพดาน

trần nhà

ceiling

[ˈsiːlɪŋ]

A. N

3. (fig) (= upper limit) → límite m, tope m
to fix a ceiling for; put a ceiling on → fijar el límite de

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ceiling

(Aviat: = cloud ceiling) → Wolkenhöhe f; (= aircraft’s ceiling) → Gipfelhöhe f

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ceiling

(ˈsiːliŋ) noun

the inner roof (of a room etc). Paint the ceiling before you paint the walls.

ceiling

→ سَقْف strop loft Zimmerdecke ταβάνι techo katto plafond strop soffitto 天井 천장 plafond tak sufit tecto, teto потолок innertak เพดาน tavan trần nhà 天花板