absolute ceiling

absolute ceiling

noun Aeronautics.
ceiling (def. 3b).

Origin:
1915–20
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Absolute ceiling is always a great word to know.
So is amplitude. Does it mean:
maximum deviation of an alternating current from its average value
fractional volume change of a body due to uniform pressure
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absolute ceiling
 
n
Compare service ceiling the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight

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