nnoun.artifactthe overhead upper surface of a covered spaceExamples:- he hated painting the ceiling
Part Holonyms:hall hallway room
Hypernyms:upper surface
Inherited Hypernyms:ceilingupper surfacesidesurfaceartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:overhead
nnoun.attribute(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of cloudsTopic:meteorology
Hypernyms:altitude height
Inherited Hypernyms:ceilingaltitudeelevationdistancespacingplacementpositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationan upper limit on what is allowedSynset:cap roof
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:cap
Hypernyms:control
Inherited Hypernyms:ceilingcontroleconomic policypolicyargumentationreasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:glass ceiling
Full Hyponyms:glass ceiling
nnoun.attributemaximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)Hypernyms:altitude height
Inherited Hypernyms:ceilingaltitudeelevationdistancespacingplacementpositionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:absolute ceilingcombat ceilingservice ceiling
Full Hyponyms:absolute ceilingcombat ceiling