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plural ceilings
The overhead closure of a room. quotations examples
The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […].
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess
The upper limit of an object or action. quotations examples
Market forces naturally move the economy to the equilibrium, and the price ceiling has no effect on the price or the quantity sold.
2008, N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Economics, volume 1, page 114
(aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight. examples
(meteorology) 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."
(mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number. examples
(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel. examples
(finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction. examples
(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room. examples
present participle and gerund of ceil examples