Definitions
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
Word origin
From Middle English celing (“paneling; (bed) cover or hanging”), from celen (“to cover or panel walls”) (from Old French celer (“to conceal”)) + -ing (gerund-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ceil + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“The dining room had an ornate ceiling.”
“[…] and only at Barnet did Tappin give Empire of India a burst to bring us up to the 60 m.p.h. speed ceiling of the London area.”
“Market forces naturally move the economy to the equilibrium, and the price ceiling has no effect on the price or the quantity sold.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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