"dropped ceiling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dropped ceilings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropped ceiling (plural dropped ceilings)
  1. A secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts Synonyms: ceiling tiles, drop ceiling, drop-in ceiling, drop-out ceiling, false ceiling, grid ceiling, hung ceiling, suspended ceiling, T-bar ceiling Translations (secondary ceiling): 假天花 (gaa² tin¹ faa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 吊頂 (Chinese Mandarin), 吊顶 (diàodǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), alaslaskettu katto (Finnish), faux plafond [masculine] (French), plafond suspendu [masculine] (French), abgehängte Decke [feminine] (German), ψευδοροφή (psevdorofí) [feminine] (Greek), álmennyezet (Hungarian), falso techo (Spanish), plafón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dropped_ceiling-en-noun-iQYTDDne Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dropped ceiling meaning in English (2.2kB)

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        {
          "word": "false ceiling"
        },
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          "word": "hung ceiling"
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          "sense": "secondary ceiling",
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    {
      "word": "false ceiling"
    },
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      "word": "grid ceiling"
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      "word": "hung ceiling"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "gaa² tin¹ faa¹",
      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
      "word": "假天花"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
      "word": "吊頂"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diàodǐng",
      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
      "word": "吊顶"
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      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
      "word": "alaslaskettu katto"
    },
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      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "faux plafond"
    },
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      "word": "plafond suspendu"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
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    },
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
      "word": "álmennyezet"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "secondary ceiling",
      "word": "falso techo"
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