English Dictionary

ceiling

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

名詞

The overhead closure of a room. / The upper limit of an object or action. / (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.

日本語の意味

部屋の天井、室内の上部を覆う面 / 上限、限界 / （航空）飛行機が安全に飛行可能な最高高度

She painted the living room ceiling a soft blue to make the space feel taller.

彼女はリビングの天井を淡い青に塗って、空間がより高く感じられるようにした。

意味（1）

The overhead closure of a room.

The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […].

意味（2）

The upper limit of an object or action.

Market forces naturally move the economy to the equilibrium, and the price ceiling has no effect on the price or the quantity sold.

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

(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."

Even though it was cloudy, there was still enough ceiling for the Blue Angels to perform a great show.

意味（5）

(mathematics) 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.

意味（6）

(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.

意味（7）

(finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.

意味（8）

(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

ceilings （ plural ）