Ceiling
WordNet
noun
(1) The overhead upper surface of a room
"He hated painting the ceiling"
(2) (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
(3) Maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
(4) An upper limit on what is allowed
"They established a cap for prices"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The surface that bounds the upper limit of a room.
- the dining room had an ornate ceiling
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- price ceilings
- The highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly.
- The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
- the ceiling of 4.5 is 5, the ceiling of -4.5 is -4
Related terms
- roof
- floor
- glass ceiling
- flight ceiling
- hit the ceiling