Business / Construction / Ceiling Joist: One of a series of parallel framing members used to support ceiling loads and supported in turn by larger beams, girders or bearing walls. Also called roof joists. MORE
Science / Weather / Measured Ceiling: A ceiling classification applied when the ceiling value has been determined by an instrument, such as a ceilometer or ceiling light, or by the known heights of unobscured portions of objects, other th MORE
Science / Weather / Variable Ceiling: Occurs when the height of a ceiling layer increases and decreases rapidly, The ascribed height is the average of all the varying values. MORE
Business / Construction / Suspended Ceiling: A ceiling system supported by hanging it from the overhead structural framing. MORE
Science / Weather / Ceiling Light: An instrument consisting of a drum and an optical system that projects a narrow vertical beam of light onto a cloud base. MORE
Business / Human Resources (HR) / Glass Ceiling: Used to describe the invisible barrier keeping women from advancing into executive-level positions. MORE