Ceiling vs. Siling

Ceilingnoun

The overhead closure of a room.

Ceilingnoun

The upper limit of an object or action.

Ceilingnoun

(aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.

Ceilingnoun

(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."

Ceilingnoun

(mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.

Ceilingnoun

(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.

Ceilingverb

present participle of ceil

Ceilingnoun

The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor.

Ceilingnoun

The inner planking of a vessel.

Ceilingnoun

the overhead upper surface of a room;

Ceilingnoun

(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

Ceilingnoun

an upper limit on what is allowed;

Ceilingnoun

maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

Ceilingnoun

the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment

Ceilingnoun

an upper limit set on prices, wages, or expenditure

Ceilingnoun

the maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach

Ceilingnoun

the altitude of the base of a cloud layer.

Ceilingnoun

the inside planking of a ship's bottom and sides.

Ceiling

A ceiling is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room. It is not generally considered a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the roof structure or the floor of a story above.

Silingadjective

a. & n. from Sile to strain.