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/ˈsēliNG/,
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ceilings, plural;
  1. The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment

  2. An upper limit, typically one set on prices, wages, or expenditure

  3. The maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach

  4. The altitude of the base of a cloud layer

  5. The inside planking of a ship's bottom and sides

  1. (ceiling) the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated painting the ceiling"
  2. (ceiling) (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
  3. (ceiling) an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"
  4. (ceiling) maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
  5. A ceiling (pronounced) is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limit of a room. It is generally not a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the floor or roof structure above.
  6. (ceiling) The surface that bounds the upper limit of a room; The upper limit of an object or action; The highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly; The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number
  7. (Ceiling) The height above the earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as broken, overcast or obscuration, and not classified as thin or partial.
  8. (CEILING) The maximum allowable interest rate over the life of the loan of an adjustable rate mortgage.
  9. (ceiling) a piece of patterned, tongue and grooved lumber, used to cover the ceiling of a room, porch or other partially enclosed areas.
  10. (Ceiling) The inside planking in the holds of a vessel, laid across the floors and carried up the sides of the holds to the beams.
  11. (Ceiling) The highest level of performance or score that a test can reliably measure.
  12. (Ceiling) Upper limit on wages and hours.
  13. (Ceiling) The maximum result of a drug within a bodily tissue, regardless of the volume of the drug administered.
  14. (CEILING) Maximum allowable human exposure limit for airborne substances; not to be exceeded even momentarily.
  15. (CEILING) The floorboards that rise up along the inside edge of a boat. They really are more like sloped or angled floor boards or walls.
  16. (CEILING) permanently constructed, affixed or suspended horizontal structural-plane designed to protect individuals or objects from exterior weather conditions
  17. (Ceiling) 30,000-plus feet (9,100 meters)
  18. (Ceiling) A lumber pattern featuring a center and edge V and/or bead.
  19. (Ceiling) Gypsum Board with white Aluminium T’s
  20. (Ceiling) In lower of cost or market computations, market (replacement cost) cannot be higher than the ceiling (net realizable value). Net realizable value is selling price less selling costs and costs to complete.
  21. (Ceiling) In test administration, the point at which it can be assumed that the student would receive no credit for all more difficult test items.
  22. (Ceiling) Refers to low clouds and how high above the surface of the earth they are. If the clouds are too low, then the air show is in danger of not being held.
  23. (Ceiling) The concentration that should not be exceeded during any part of the working exposure. It may be assessed by sampling over a period of time that should not exceed 15 minutes.
  24. (Ceiling) The covering (Kg1 7:3, Kg1 7:7) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (Ch2 3:5; Jer 22:14). Ceilings were sometimes adorned with various ornaments in stucco, gold, silver, gems, and ivory. ...
  25. (Ceiling) The downward facing structural element that is directly opposite the floor.