Ceiling (disambiguation)
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Ceiling may refer to one of the following:
- CeilingCeilingA ceiling is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limit of a room. It is generally not a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the floor or roof structure above....
, the upper surface of a room - Ceiling function in mathematics
- Glass ceilingGlass ceilingIn economics, the term glass ceiling refers to "the unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements." Initially, the metaphor applied to barriers in the careers of women but...
a bar to advancement of a qualified person - Ceiling (aircraft) the maximum density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions
- Price ceilingPrice ceilingA price ceiling is a government-imposed limit on the price charged for a product. Governments intend price ceilings to protect consumers from conditions that could make necessary commodities unattainable. However, a price ceiling can cause problems if imposed for a long period without controlled...
an imposed limit on the price of a product - Ceiling effectCeiling effectThe term ceiling effect has two distinct meanings, referring to the level at which an independent variable no longer has an effect on a dependent variable, or to the level above which variance in an independent variable is no longer measured or estimated...
either a diminishing effect in a treatment or a limitation in a data-gathering instrument - Ceiling (cloud)Ceiling (cloud)- ICAO :The height above the ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below 6000 meters covering more than halfthe sky.- United Kingdom :...
the height above ground at which (accumulated) cloud layers cover more than 50% of the sky