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noun

the overhead interior surface of a room.

the top limit imposed by law on the amount of money that can be charged or spent or the quantity of goods that can be produced or sold.

Aeronautics.

the maximum altitude from which the earth can be seen on a particular day, usually equal to the distance between the earth and the base of the lowest cloud bank.

Also called absolute ceiling. the maximum altitude at which a particular aircraft can operate under specified conditions.

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

a lining applied for structural reasons to a framework, especially in the interior surfaces of a ship or boat.

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Also called ceiling piece. Theater. the ceiling or top of an interior set, made of cloth, a flat, or two or more flats hinged together.

the act or work of a person who makes or finishes a ceiling.

vaulting, as in a medieval church.

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Idiom

hit the ceiling, Informal. to become enraged: When he saw the amount of the bill, he hit the ceiling.

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Ceiling is always a great word to know.

So is shear modulus. Does it mean:

contends extension of a spring is proportional with the load applied to it

coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between shearing stress and shearing strain

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Origin:
1350–1400, for def. 7; Middle English; see ceil, -ing¹

Related forms

ceil·inged, adjective

sub·ceil·ing, noun

un·ceil·inged, adjective

un·der·ceil·ing, noun

Can be confused: ceiling, sealing.

Example Sentences

The federal debt ceiling debate is already complicating life for state and local governments.

Misplacing things is so easy-keys, wallet, theater ceiling.

Usually the ceiling and walls are right there and you're lying in water.

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The federal debt ceiling debate is already complicating life for state and local governments.

Misplacing things is so easy-keys, wallet, theater ceiling.

Usually the ceiling and walls are right there and you're lying in water.

Im not sure i would find a female attractive if she had wings and slept upside down from the ceiling.

Wire mesh covers the ceiling to prevent big pieces from falling into the roadways or hitting miners.

The living room now glows with new wood floors and a lighter, less-obtrusive shade of paint on the ceiling beams and trim.

The ceiling isn't the ideal placement for audiophile music enjoyment anyway.

Sunday night's announcement of a deal to raise the debt ceiling was the crucial moment after months of wrangling.

Exposed pipes run between the ceiling and floor, where a thin rug covers a large burn spot.

To our left and right the tomb was packed nearly to the ceiling with silt and limestone chips washed in by flash floods.

So while it does look higher, this is what you call a ceiling effect, and there's no significant difference.

They occupy chairs and tables under languid ceiling fans and a haphazardly joined ceiling of corrugated plastic sheets.

Raising the ceiling helped transform this room into a natural gathering place more.

One end of the plug is the ceiling and the other end is the floor.

When the ceiling fell in, scaffolding was still up from the last time.

No banners of conference championships hang from the ceiling.

There are actually wispy clouds up near the ceiling.

The problem is test scores in school become the ceiling rather than the floor for teachers and students alike.

Still others tilt alone into space, as if accommodating their compatriots, obligingly sharing the cave's ceiling.

The first thing she did was climb to the attic to make sure she could raise the ceiling.

But women in the new economy say they also face a silicon ceiling.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions about ceiling height.

The others are looking at the ceiling or out the window.

There was no sunlight but instead the powerful glow of the electric light on the building's ceiling.

The sales promotion banners hanging from the ceiling were moving.

Cracks were fissuring along the frescoed walls and ceiling.

Tinted plaster lends a lush brown suede effect to the entry walls, transitioning to a gray-blue hue on the ceiling.

When you walk in the lobby, you are greeted by whale skulls that reach almost to the ceiling.

Failing to raise the debt ceiling could lead to an economic catastrophe.

We had leaned our heads way back in order to see the panels at the top, and the blue, star-studded ceiling.

Heat and cool only the rooms you use and whenever possible rely on windows and ceiling fans rather than air conditioning.

Switching ceiling fans to rotate in a clockwise direction will help circulate warm air throughout your home.

But then the molten liquid from the ceiling dripped on more of my body.

Living space doesn't have to mean four walls and a ceiling.

Palm executives are aware that there is a definite ceiling to the handheld organizer market.

We may not be able to raise both the ceiling and the floor.

Giant snowflakes hanging from the ceiling at a hotel.

Our home is one of the few here that have insulation in the ceiling and walls.

If you were once a young boy of a certain kind, you had models of many of these planes hanging from your ceiling.

The ceiling has a series of recessed panels that contain incandescent downlights to further brighten and define the space.

Attach a car to the ceiling and it'll be suspended realistically.

The visitor center also can fall back on electricity if needed, with a set of radiant ceiling panels that can provide heat.

All the different lamps hanging from the ceiling add interest to it.

Floor to ceiling windows in the living and dining areas offer a broad view of the surrounding landscape and valley below.

The ceiling fan makes an oil-starved groaning sound while blood-drunk mosquitoes dance in the churning air.

Huge rock slabs form the ceiling here, and the floor is buried under dusty piles of loose rock.

The upraised spear point almost touched the ceiling.

But remember the element of surprise by choosing any wall or ceiling for a specialty finish or pop of color.

Plus, hardware prices have gone through the ceiling.

Inside the chamber, the team uncovered a vaulted ceiling decorated with stars.

The ceiling was given a gentle pitch over the original beams.

There are days when floating, puffy clouds seem to hover at ceiling height in the cool, clear-as-ice sky.

Wander among impressive calcite formations erupting from the ground and hanging from the ceiling.

Reduce your home's impact by using ceiling and floor fans instead of air-conditioning.

The ceiling is kept white to reflect more light and brighten the entire space.

Chandeliers hang from its gorgeous ceiling with gold molding.

Paint the ceiling a lighter color to bring the eye up and heighten the space.

Undulating, roughly carved ceiling beams add to the vertiginous sensation.

Negotiations over raising the debt ceiling and reducing the deficit have been harrowing.

It will have a full kitchen and bathroom, a loft big enough to sleep in, and a roomy living area with a vaulted ceiling.

Beam galactic images on the ceiling with a touch of a button.

The little lizard can dash up walls and hang from the ceiling by a.

In this edition: debt ceiling deals, debt downgrades and recall elections.

What is truly nasty is the fungal farm growing in the ceiling tiles of a couple of the labs.

They start banging their heads on the ceiling from their.

Extortion over the debt ceiling wins, and the country loses.

Having broken through the ceiling of his cell, an inmate carefully avoids cameras and security checks, looking for a way out.

It isn't at all unthinkable that the battle to raise the federal debt ceiling could end in failure.

Apablo, how daunting is the distance to the ceiling depends on how far you think you are off the floor.

The timber baron sits behind a desk of ebony, in a palisander chair, surrounded by palisander walls and ceiling and floor.

The ceiling sprinklers also did not work, because the water supplying them was cut off by the collisions.

At night, as a ceiling fan stirs over your quilted bed, the whooshing of the waves lulls you.

From pics of your dinner to the ceiling in your dentist.

The two seats fold into beds, and curtains roll down from the ceiling to separate the area into sleeping quarters.

The intersection between the sharply pitched ceiling and the low wall provides a perfect spot for a long built-in desk that.

Ceiling panels are divided into jagged shards, and pieces of wall jut out or recede.

The cave also had cool rock formations and stalagmites, the big pointy rocks on the ceiling of the cave.

But heck, the office ceiling fan is on the other side of the.

For a time it seemed safe for many people going about their summers to try to ignore the debt ceiling drama.

Put white contact paper down on surface under ceiling light.

Oh, cove molding is apparently some type of ceiling molding that and a nice grove for marbles to roll down.

They catch the shards of mirror affixed to the ceiling.

There did not seem to be a ceiling or a floor effect for subjective happiness or depression.

Shown on two long screens suspended from the ceiling in the middle of a darkened room, the images float in space.

Huge plasma screens hang from the ceiling of the cavernous space to provide.

They are also blown out by the forces, resulting in a ceiling collapse.

Updates to the floor and ceiling brought the living room up to date without sacrificing the retro style of the space.

The access points are placed at ceiling level and are accessed via a catwalk.

She also made her suction cups so she could walk on the ceiling and a secret mole that's a walkie-talkie thing.

Parts of the tunnel ceiling had to be stabilized after a head-on truck collision.

Hang energy efficient curtains as close to the ceiling as possible or mount a cornice over the top of the curtain.

The controls are projected onto the table by a video projector mounted on the ceiling or on the table itself using a mirror.

The trail descends into stagnant pools of green water and crotch-deep mud beneath a ceiling of thorn-encrusted lianas.

Puffer-fish light fixtures hang from the ceiling and locals shoot pool in the back of this neighborhood bar.

Another fanatic literally filled his home from floor to ceiling with plastic toy model.

In places where the limestone was weak, the ceiling collapsed into sinkholes, creating the gigantic skylights.

The ceiling is low and the sight lines are hidden, producing a claustrophobic effect.

The air was dense and the only light came from small air ducts near the ceiling.

Run ceiling or window fans during the summer to reduce the need for air conditioning.

Many of the individual labs are open-plan and high ceiling so that people know what's going on in other labs.

They dug up through a soft spot in the ceiling and enforced and camouflaged a hatch so farmers wouldn't find it or fall through.

Instead, rotate your flash to bounce off a wall or ceiling so the light is more evenly spread through your scene.

Ceiling fans spin slowly overhead in the tropical languor.

You'll see the whole story painted on the ceiling of the main nave.

Check out the attic or crawl space between your roof and your ceiling.

Local building codes dictate required exterior wall and ceiling insulation.

And kids can gaze at the stars through the skylight ceiling.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.

to provide with a ceiling.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English celen to cover, to panel < ?

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Collins

World English Dictionary

ceiling (ˈsiːlɪŋ)

—n
1.	the inner upper surface of a room
2.	a. an upper limit, such as one set by regulation on prices or wages
	b. (as modifier): ceiling prices
3.	service ceiling See also absolute ceiling the upper altitude to which an aircraft can climb measured under specified conditions
4.	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.	a wooden or metal surface fixed to the interior frames of a vessel for rigidity

[C14: of uncertain origin]

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

ceiling

c.1348, celynge, "paneling, any interior surface of a building," noun formed (with -ing) from M.E. borrowing of M.Fr. verb celer "to conceal, cover with paneling" from L. celare (see cell); probably influenced by L. cælum "heaven, sky" (see

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celestial). Colloquial phrase hit the ceiling "lose one's temper" is 1914.

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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Ceiling definition

the covering (1 Kings 7:3,7) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (2 Chr. 3:5; Jer. 22:14). Ceilings were sometimes adorned with various ornaments in stucco, gold, silver, gems, and ivory. The ceilings of the temple and of Solomon's palace are described 1 Kings 6:9, 15; 7:3; 2 Chr. 3:5,9.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

ceiling

see glass ceiling; hit the ceiling.