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English
Etymology
From French ciel, heaven
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-iËlɪŋ|-iËlɪŋ
Noun
ceiling (plural: ceilings)
- The upper limit of an object or action.
#:price ceilings
- The plane or planes that bound the upper limit of a room.
#:the dining room had an ornate ceiling
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aviation The highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly.
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mathematics The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
#:the ceiling of 4.5 is 5
Related terms
roof
floor
glass ceiling
flight ceiling
hit the ceiling
Antonyms
floor
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|highest portion of room
Bosnian: plafon m
Czech:
strop m
Finnish: katto, sisäkatto
French: plafond m
German: Decke f
Hindi:
छत f
Indonesian: langit-langit
trans-mid
Russian:
потолок (potolók) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic:
плафон m
:Latin: plafon#Serbian|plafon m
Portuguese: teto
m
Slovene: strop m
Spanish: techo m
Swedish: tak
Turkish: tavan
trans-bottom
trans-top|altitude
trans-mid
Russian: потолок
(potolók) m
trans-bottom
el:ceiling
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io:ceiling
it:ceiling
hu:ceiling
pl:ceiling
sr:ceiling
fi:ceiling
ta:ceiling
te:ceiling
vi:ceiling
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