- lower a ceiling
- понизить потолок
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lower a ceiling
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ceiling — cei|ling W3S3 [ˈsi:lıŋ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: ceil to provide with a ceiling (16 20 centuries), probably from Latin caelare to cut into a surface ] 1.) the inner surface of the top part of a room →↑roof ▪ rooms with high ceilings ▪ a light… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ceiling — 1. Ceiling has been used by government departments and administrators since the 1930s to mean ‘an upper limit’ (as in a ceiling on prices), and is sometimes contrasted with floor, which is a lower limit. As with target, care needs to be taken not … Modern English usage
ceiling, floor — Ceiling used figuratively in the sense of an upper limit is a handy word, but like many other handy words, it is apt to be overused. When you do employ it figuratively, you should never forget that its literal meaning is always lurking in the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
ceiling, floor — Ceiling used figuratively in the sense of an upper limit is a handy word, but like many other handy words, it is apt to be overused. When you do employ it figuratively, you should never forget that its literal meaning is always lurking in the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
ceiling — [sē′liŋ] n. [< CEIL] 1. the inside top part or covering of a room, opposite the floor 2. any overhanging expanse seen from below 3. an upper limit set on anything, as by official regulation [a ceiling on prices] 4. Aeron. a) a cover … English World dictionary
Ceiling fan — A ceiling fan is a fan, usually electrically powered, suspended from the ceiling of a room, that uses hub mounted rotating paddles to circulate air. Casablanca Fan Co. ceiling fan from the early 1980s. A ceiling fan rotates much mo … Wikipedia
ceiling — noun 1 top surface inside a room ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low, tall (AmE) ▪ cathedral (= a high ceiling with open space up to the roof) (AmE), domed, sloped (AmE), sloping (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
ceiling — n. upper limit 1) to place, set a ceiling (on prices) 2) to lower; raise a ceiling 3) to abolish, lift a ceiling (on prices) 4) a high; low ceiling 5) a price; rent ceiling top of a room 6) a high; low ceiling misc. 7) (slang) to hit the ceiling… … Combinatory dictionary
ceiling — An upper limit for a variable. For example, an adjustable rate mortgage may have a ceiling of 10 percent. In this case, the rate can be adjusted however the loan terms provide without exceeding 10 percent. Also called a cap. American Banker… … Financial and business terms
ceiling — Synonyms and related words: CAT, acme, aerospace, aerosphere, air hole, air pocket, airspace, all, altitude, altitude peak, apogee, atmospheric visibility, automatic control, blast off, border line, bottom price, bound, boundary, boundary… … Moby Thesaurus
ceiling — In the USA, an amount equal to the net realizable value of an asset. The market cannot exceed the ceiling (upper limit) when employing the lower of cost or market method of inventory valuation. If market is greater than the ceiling, the latter is … Accounting dictionary
