Engelsk navneord: ceiling | |||
1. | ceiling (om genstand) the overhead upper surface of a covered space | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He hated painting the ceiling. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | upper surface | ||
Mere specifikke termer | overhead | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | hall, hallway, room | ||
2. | ceiling (om egenskab) (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | altitude, height | ||
Overordnet emneområde | meteorology | ||
3. | ceiling (om kommunikation) an upper limit on what is allowed | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him. There was a roof on salaries. They established a cap for prices. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cap, roof | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | control | ||
Mere specifikke termer | glass ceiling | ||
4. | ceiling (om egenskab) maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | altitude, height | ||
Mere specifikke termer | absolute ceiling, combat ceiling, service ceiling | ||