Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Ceiling

Ceiling

The height above the surface of the base of the lowest layer of clouds that obscures more than half the sky; reported for only broken and overcast sky cover. The ceiling may be estimated by visual means or measured by a ceiiometer.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Earth science
  • Category: Geology
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

ceiling
Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The maximum possible power output from a transmitter. 2. The maximum possible current or voltage that a circuit can deliver. 3. In aviation, the level of the cloud base.

ceiling
Fire safety; Prevention & protection

In merchant vessels, a ceiling is a horizontal division within a space for the purpose of decoration, acoustics, or fire protection.

ceiling
Aviation; Aircraft

The height above the earth’s surface of the lowest layer of clouds, which is reported as broken or overcast, or the vertical visibility into an obscuration.

ceiling
Energy; Energy efficiency

The downward facing structural element that is directly opposite the floor.

ceiling
Weather; Meteorology

1. After U. S. Weather observing practice, the height ascribed to the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena when it is reported as broken, overcast, or obscuration and not ...

ceiling
Earth science; Geology

The height above the surface of the base of the lowest layer of clouds that obscures more than half the sky; reported for only broken and overcast sky cover. The ceiling may be ...

Toni voda
Travel; Travel sites; Geology

Toni voda is a subterranean river, located in a karst field, just a couple of kilometers from Galichnik.

drumlin
Earth science; Geology

Streamlined hill, largely of till, with blunt end pointing into direction from which ice moved. Occur in clusters called drumlin fields.

drylands
Earth science; Geology

A general term for semiarid and desert lands.

ductile
Earth science; Geology

Structural behavior in which a material deforms permanently without fracturing.

dust bowl
Earth science; Geology

An area subject to dust storms, especially south central United States.

dust storm
Earth science; Geology

Large volume of dust-sized particles lifted high into the atmosphere.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Festivals Category: Easter

Easter

An annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

5 Best Macau Casinos

Category: Entertainment   1 5 Terms

Charlie Hebdo Tragedy

Category: Other   3 3 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS