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(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
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ceiling
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., celynge , "act of paneling a room," noun formed (with -ing ) from Middle English verb ceil "put a cover or ceiling over," later "cover (walls) with wainscoting, panels, etc." (early 15c.); probably from Middle French celer "to conceal," also "cover ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the overhead upper surface of a room; "he hated painting the ceiling" (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices" [syn: cap ] maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A ceiling is the upper surface of a room. Ceiling may also refer to: Ceiling function in mathematics Glass ceiling a barrier to advancement of a qualified person Ceiling (aircraft) the maximum density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES glass ceiling ▪ Goodhue shattered the glass ceiling as the first female publisher at Time Inc. vaulted ceiling/roof etc COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE beamed ▪ An old pub with beamed ceilings , smoke-blackened, ...
Usage examples of ceiling.
And the ceiling fair that rose aboon The white and feathery fleece of noon.
Tooe shot through it, flipping over to bounce off the ceiling and accelerating down through the short cabin toward the control section.
Parker even more when she bade me a simple adieu, and did not seek to impress upon me the virtues of this or that plow, the rakes and tines and blades of which were pendant from the ceiling in a Damoclean display.
She wanted to see Aerians sweeping the heights above, and Leontines prowling around the pillars that were placed beneath those heights, as if they held up not only ceiling but sky.
Clodius Afer, tilting his head to peer at the curving surface of the ceiling eighty feet above.
Clodius Afer said nonchalantly to the ceiling, where a yellow bead obediently sprang to life.
Nearly half of the ceiling had collapsed, and the resulting pile of polyp slivers had agglutinated in an alarmingly concave wall, as though the avalanche had halted half-way through.
The passage let into a circular sanctorum, its albescent walls worked in intricate arabesques, its high vaulted ceiling held aloft by fluted alabaster columns.
Before she could say anything, however, Alise sat up in bed and cracked her head on the low ceiling.
There was a wall switch near the door, which Alker had turned on, then off, producing a temporary glare from ceiling lights.
Next to it was an octagonal room, the walls, the ceiling, and the floor of which were entirely covered with splendid Venetian glass, arranged in such a manner as to reflect on all sides every position of the amorous couple enjoying the pleasures of love.
The ceiling was so low that its beams were scarred by tracks of ancipital horn points - possibly a deliberate device to emphasize the fact that the Phagorian Guard were never dehorned.
The blue trollies had been replaced with hi-tech steely ones, the ceiling lowered, the faintly aquarial plate glass was replaced with storm-grey-one-way-see-through-no-glare which made even bright days dull ones.
Wrought iron candelabras set at either end of the room threw wavering aqueous reflections on to the ceiling.
He entered the next cellar and picked his way through a tumbled mass of ceiling that threw up sparks as his asbestos boots encountered it.