ceiling
IPA: sˈiɫɪŋ
noun
- The overhead closure of a room.
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- (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."
- (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- (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.
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Examples of "ceiling" in Sentences
- The gun shoots some wiring off the ceiling as it hits the floor.
- The old tile flooring was literally the ceiling for the basement.
- The height from the floor of the nave to the pine ceiling is 45 feet.
- The rooms have baroque frescoed ceilings and expensive parquet floors.
- It forms the floor of the midbrain whereas the tectum forms the ceiling.
- The barrel vaulted ceiling is mirrored in the gallery on the first floor.
- It prefers to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings.
- The lightning sparked a fire between the slates of the roof and the ceiling.
- They run the entire length of the mill, making a fireproof ceiling and floor.
- Blood had been spattered all the way to the ceiling, and it drenched the floor.