Definition of CEILING (original) (raw)

: the overhead inside lining of a room

The room has a high ceiling.

: material used to ceil a wall or roof of a room

: something thought of as an overhanging shelter or a lofty canopy

: the height above the ground from which prominent objects on the ground can be seen and identified

: the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is obscured

: an upper usually prescribed limit

a ceiling on prices, rents, and wages

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Examples of ceiling in a Sentence

The house has low ceilings. The airplane has a ceiling of 32,000 feet.

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Looking up, the ceiling is covered in light-up stars in the configuration of the sky over the Furka Pass on July 11, 1964 – the day shooting of the film ended in the Swiss Alps. —David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024 Essentially, Yu is saying the hardware sets the bar for the floor — the absolute baseline quality of an image — while the software raises the ceiling and allows the image to perform at or even above the hardware’s capabilities. —Ben Sin, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Where Not to Place Carbon Monoxide Detectors After figuring out where in the home the detectors should be installed, some DIYers may try to mount them to the ceiling. —Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024 Both men come from artistic families, and paintings by Mutter-Rottmayer’s father, James Rottmayer, hang against Portola Paints lime wash in Wings, also used on the ceiling. —Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ceiling