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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CEILverb

   To overlay, or cover the inner roof of a building.

   Etymology: cælo, Lat.

   And the greater house he ceiled with fir-tree, which he overlaid with fine gold. 2 Chron. iii. 5.

   How will he, from his house ceiled with cedar, be content with his Saviour’s lot, not to have where to lay his head? Decay of Piety.

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1. ceil

   In mathematics and computer science, the floor function is the function that takes as input a real number x, and gives as output the greatest integer less than or equal to x, denoted ⌊x⌋ or floor(x). Similarly, the ceiling function maps x to the least integer greater than or equal to x, denoted ⌈x⌉ or ceil(x).For example, ⌊2.4⌋ = 2, ⌊−2.4⌋ = −3, ⌈2.4⌉ = 3, and ⌈−2.4⌉ = −2. Historically, the floor of x has been–and still is–called the integral part or integer part of x, often denoted [x] (as well as a variety of other notations). Some authors may define the integral part [x] as ⌊x⌋ if x is nonnegative, and ⌈x⌉ otherwise: for example, [2.4] = 2 and [−2.4] = −2. The operation of truncation generalizes this to a specified number of digits: truncation to zero significant digits is the same as the integer part. For n an integer, ⌊n⌋ = ⌈n⌉ = [n] = n.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ceilverb

   to overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room

2. Ceilverb

   to line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like

3. Etymology: [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel heaven, canopy, fr. L. caelum heaven, vault, arch, covering; cf. Gr. koi^los hollow.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Ceil

   Ciel, sēl, v.t. to overlay the inner roof of a room, generally to plaster it: to wainscot.—n. Ceil′ing, the inner roof of a room. [Prob. conn. with Fr. ciel, It. cielo, Low L. cælum, a canopy.]

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1. CEIL

   What does CEIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CEIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ceil in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ceil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ceil
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceil
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceil
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ceil