different between ceiling vs soffit

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

Etymology

From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from sof- (“under”) + past participle of figgere (“to fix”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?f.?t/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?s?.f?t/
• Rhymes: -?f?t

Noun

soffit (plural soffits)

1. (architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
   • 1983, Monte Burch, Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters, page 110

     If the soffit is to be sloping, simply attach the soffit board(s) to the underside of the rafters, butting the edges tight against the fascia board in front and the barn siding in the back.
2. (pipe technology) The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.

   The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.

Derived terms

• coffered soffit

Translations

See also

• soffit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia