suspended ceiling

suspended ceiling

[sə′spen·dəd ′sē·liŋ] (building construction) The suspension of the furring members beneath the structural members of a ceiling.

suspended ceiling

1. A nonstructural ceiling suspended below the overhead structural slab or from the structural elements of a building and not bearing on the walls. See also: ceiling2.

suspended ceiling, dropped ceiling

suspended ceiling A non-structural ceiling suspended below the overhead