Soffit vs. Ceiling

Soffitnoun

(architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.

Soffitnoun

(pipe technology) The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.

Soffitnoun

The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of Lintel.

Soffitnoun

the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.)

Soffitnoun

the underside of an architectural structure such as an arch, a balcony, or overhanging eaves.

Soffit

A soffit is an exterior or interior architectural feature, generally the horizontal, aloft underside of any construction element. Its archetypal form, sometimes incorporating or implying the projection of beams, is the underside of eaves (to connect a retaining wall to projecting edge(s) of the roof).

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.