ceiling

Meanings

Noun

• The overhead closure of a room.
• The upper limit of an object or action.
• The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
• 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."
• The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
• The inner planking of a vessel.
• The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
• The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

Verb

• Present participle of ceil

Related

Similar words

• ceil

Opposite words

• floor

Origin

• From Middle English celing ("paneling; (bed) cover or hanging"), from celen (from Old French celer ("to conceal")) + -ing.