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ceiling

/ˈsiːlɪŋ

noun

1The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment: the books were stacked from floor to ceiling...

Hard landscape materials are the walls, floors and ceilings of our outdoor rooms.
The traditional Scottish tower house has flagstone floors and a vaulted ceiling in the dining room.
The airy rooms had high ceilings; windows and doors opened onto shady verandahs.

Synonyms

roof, vault, vaulting;

French plafond

2An upper limit set on prices, wages, or expenditure: the government imposed a wage ceiling of 3 per cent...

But many analysts agree that the new price ceilings won't limit the ability of most power companies to make a profit in the region.
There is no natural ceiling to limit the price of market water.
Also, strict wage ceilings were maintained on public enterprises.

Synonyms

upper limit, maximum, limitation, highest permissible level/value

3The maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach: the aircraft’s quoted ceiling of 24,000 feet...

The new aircraft will also allow pilots to increase their flying hours from 150 to 200 because of the aircraft's higher operating ceiling.
The maximum cruise speed of the aircraft is 500 km per hour and the altitude ceiling 9,500 m.
A number of miles passed under the nose as the aircraft brushed the bottom of the weather ceiling.

3.1The altitude of the base of a cloud layer.The cloud ceiling was about 9,000 feet, with a temperature of 62 degrees....

Observations were not made in rain, snow, or fog, or when the cloud ceiling was less than 100 m AGL.
Unfortunately the dragons can't climb above the cloud ceiling so the five travelers are stuck in the horrid weather.

4 Nautical The inside planking of a ship’s bottom and sides.Suddenly a thud knocked the shuttle ninety degrees as the crew inside were bashed against the ceiling of the small craft.

Derivatives

ceilinged

adjective

[in combination]: high-ceilinged rooms

Origin

Middle English (denoting the action of lining the interior of a room with plaster or panelling): from ceil + -ing¹. sense 1 dates from the mid 16th century.

The reason ceiling has the -ing ending usually associated with action is that it was originally an action, from to ceil meaning ‘line (the interior of a room) with plaster or ling’, perhaps from Latin celare, ‘conceal’. The sense describing the upper interior surface of a room, dates from the mid 16th century.

单词	ceiling
释义	ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ / noun 1The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment: the books were stacked from floor to ceiling... Hard landscape materials are the walls, floors and ceilings of our outdoor rooms. The traditional Scottish tower house has flagstone floors and a vaulted ceiling in the dining room. The airy rooms had high ceilings; windows and doors opened onto shady verandahs. Synonyms roof, vault, vaulting; French plafond 2An upper limit set on prices, wages, or expenditure: the government imposed a wage ceiling of 3 per cent... But many analysts agree that the new price ceilings won't limit the ability of most power companies to make a profit in the region. There is no natural ceiling to limit the price of market water. Also, strict wage ceilings were maintained on public enterprises. Synonyms upper limit, maximum, limitation, highest permissible level/value 3The maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach: the aircraft’s quoted ceiling of 24,000 feet... The new aircraft will also allow pilots to increase their flying hours from 150 to 200 because of the aircraft's higher operating ceiling. The maximum cruise speed of the aircraft is 500 km per hour and the altitude ceiling 9,500 m. A number of miles passed under the nose as the aircraft brushed the bottom of the weather ceiling. 3.1The altitude of the base of a cloud layer.The cloud ceiling was about 9,000 feet, with a temperature of 62 degrees.... Observations were not made in rain, snow, or fog, or when the cloud ceiling was less than 100 m AGL. Unfortunately the dragons can't climb above the cloud ceiling so the five travelers are stuck in the horrid weather. 4 Nautical The inside planking of a ship’s bottom and sides.Suddenly a thud knocked the shuttle ninety degrees as the crew inside were bashed against the ceiling of the small craft. Derivatives ceilinged adjective [in combination]: high-ceilinged rooms Origin Middle English (denoting the action of lining the interior of a room with plaster or panelling): from ceil + -ing¹. sense 1 dates from the mid 16th century. The reason ceiling has the -ing ending usually associated with action is that it was originally an action, from to ceil meaning ‘line (the interior of a room) with plaster or ling’, perhaps from Latin celare, ‘conceal’. The sense describing the upper interior surface of a room, dates from the mid 16th century. Rhymes appealing, Darjeeling, dealing, feeling, Keeling, peeling, revealing, self-sealing, shieling, wheeler-dealing, wheeling
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ceiling

Derivatives

ceilinged

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