ceil

siːl

Definition

Definition of ceil - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

mathematics

TECH.

set an upper limit in mathematics

TECH.

The function will ceil the value to the nearest integer.

cap

limit

restrict

construction

Dated

cover a ceiling with plaster or boards

Dated

They decided to ceil the room with wooden panels.

cover

plaster

Abbreviation

abr: ceiling

Rare

upper inside surface of a room

Rare

The lamp hangs close to the ceil.

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Origin of ceil

Latin, caelare (to carve)

Examples of ceil in a sentence

In programming, you might need to ceil a float value.
The workers will ceil the basement tomorrow.
We need to ceil the attic before winter.
The crack runs across the ceil.
They painted the ceil white.

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French:limiter, plafond, ...
German:aufrunden, Decke, ...
Italian:arrotondare per eccesso, soffitto, ...
Spanish:redondear hacia arriba, techo, ...
Portuguese:arredondar para cima, teto, ...
Chinese:向上取整, 天花板, ...
Japanese:切り上げる, 天井, ...
Arabic:قَيَّدَ, سَقْف, ...
Hebrew:לְעַגֵּל כָּלְפֵי מַעְלָה, תִּקְרָה, ...
Russian:округлить вверх, потолок, ...
Ukrainian:округляти, стеля, ...
Hindi:ऊपरी सीमा निर्धारित करना, छत, ...
Bengali:ঊর্ধ্ব সীমা নির্ধারণ করা, ছাদ, ...
Catalan:arrodonir cap amunt, sostre, ...
Czech:zaokrouhlit nahoru, strop, ...
Danish:afrunde, loft, ...
Dutch:afronden naar boven, plafond, ...
Greek:στρογγυλοποιώ προς τα πάνω, οροφή, ...
Hungarian:felkerekíteni, mennyezet, ...
Khmer:កំណត់តម្លៃឡើងទៅចំនួនគត់ជិតបំផុតខាងលើ, ពិដានបន្ទប់, ...
Korean:올림하다, 천장, ...
Persian:گرد کرد, سقف, ...
Polish:zaokrąglić w górę, sufit, ...
Portuguese (BR):arredondar para cima, teto, ...
Romanian:a rotunji, tavan, ...
Swedish:avrunda uppåt, tak, ...
Thai:กำหนดค่า, เพดาน, ...
Turkish:yuvarlamak, tavan, ...
Vietnamese:làm tròn lên, trần nhà, ...

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