English Online Dictionary. What means ceiling? What does ceiling mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
- Homophone: sealing
- Hyphenation: ceil‧ing
Etymology 1
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). By surface analysis, ceil + -ing.
Noun
ceiling (plural ceilings)
- 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.
Synonyms
- ceil (poetic)
- (mathematics): ceil
Antonyms
- floor
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Verb
ceiling
- present participle and gerund of ceil
Anagrams
- cieling