dropped ceiling

English

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

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 假天花 (gaa² tin¹ faa¹)

  Mandarin: 吊頂 / 吊顶 (diàodǐng)

• Finnish: alaslaskettu katto (fi)
• French: faux plafond (fr) m, plafond suspendu m
• German: abgehängte Decke f
• Greek: ψευδοροφή (el) f (psevdorofí)
• Hungarian: álmennyezet (hu)
• Spanish: techo falso m, plafón (es) m, cielorraso (es) m, quísame m (Philippines)

Further reading

• dropped ceiling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia