ceiling

techo

Superficie interior que cubre una habitación por arriba.

En inglés sencillo: The inside surface at the top of a room.

• The ceiling is white.
• A lamp hangs from the ceiling.
• These old rooms have very high ceilings.

Expresiones frecuentes: high ceiling, ceiling fan, on the ceiling

límite máximo, tope

Cantidad o nivel más alto que se permite o se puede alcanzar.

En inglés sencillo: The highest amount or level that is allowed or possible.

• The government introduced a price ceiling.
• There is a ceiling on annual spending.
• They raised the debt ceiling again.

Cómo se usa: a ceiling on something (The council set a ceiling on rent increases.)

Sinónimos: upper limit, maximum, cap

Antónimos: floor

Expresiones frecuentes: price ceiling, debt ceiling, ceiling on something

techo de vuelo

Mayor altura a la que una aeronave puede seguir volando con seguridad.

En inglés sencillo: The greatest height at which an aircraft can safely keep flying.

• The aircraft has a high service ceiling.
• Its ceiling is lower when it carries heavy cargo.
• The pilot kept well below the helicopter’s ceiling.

Sinónimos: maximum altitude

Expresiones frecuentes: service ceiling, operational ceiling, aircraft ceiling

techo, parte entera superior

El menor número entero que es igual o mayor que el número dado.

En inglés sencillo: The nearest whole number that is equal to or greater than a given number.

• The ceiling of 2.3 is 3.
• For whole numbers, the ceiling equals the original value.
• Use the ceiling function to round this value up.

Antónimos: floor

Expresiones frecuentes: ceiling function, ceiling of something

techo de nubes

Altura de la capa de nubes más baja que cubre la mayor parte del cielo o todo él.

En inglés sencillo: The height of the lowest cloud layer that covers most or all of the sky.

• The airport reported a low ceiling.
• The cloud ceiling fell during the afternoon.
• Poor visibility and a low ceiling delayed our flight.

Sinónimos: cloud base

Expresiones frecuentes: low ceiling, cloud ceiling, ceiling and visibility