different between ceiling vs headliner

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?l??/
• Rhymes: -i?l??
• Homophone: sealing
• Hyphenation: ceil?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English celing (“paneling; (bed) cover or hanging”), from celen (“to cover or panel walls”) (from Old French celer (“to conceal”)) + -ing (gerund-forming suffix).

Noun

ceiling (plural ceilings)

1. The overhead closure of a room.

2. The upper limit of an object or action.
   • 2008, N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Economics (volume 1, page 114)

     Market forces naturally move the economy to the equilibrium, and the price ceiling has no effect on the price or the quantity sold.

3. (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
4. (meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."

5. (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.

6. (nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
7. (finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
8. (architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

Synonyms

• ceil (poetic)
• (mathematics): ceil

Antonyms

• floor

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Verb

ceiling

1. present participle of ceil

Anagrams

• cieling

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?d?la?n?/

Etymology 1

headline (verb) +? -er

Noun

headliner (plural headliners)

1. (music) The headlining band or performer at a concert or similar event; the best-known and first billed musician, comedian, etc., often performing as the final act of the evening.

Etymology 2

head +? liner

Noun

headliner (plural headliners)

2. (automotive) The interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle.

Translations

Further reading

• Headliner (performances) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• headliner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Noun

headliner m (plural headliners)

1. headliner