Meanings
noundropped ceiling (plural dropped ceilings)
plural dropped ceilings
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts
Similar
ceiling tilesdrop ceilingdrop-in ceilingdrop-out ceilingfalse ceilinggrid ceilinghung ceilingsuspended ceilingT-bar ceiling
Also see
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 假天花
- 假天花 (gaa² tin¹ faa¹)secondary ceiling
Chinese Mandarin 吊頂 /吊顶
- 吊頂 /吊顶 (diàodǐng)secondary ceiling
Finnish alaslaskettu katto
- alaslaskettu kattosecondary ceiling
French faux plafond, plafond suspendu
- faux plafondsecondary ceiling
- plafond suspendusecondary ceiling
German abgehängte Decke
- abgehängte Deckesecondary ceiling
Greek ψευδοροφή
- ψευδοροφή (psevdorofí)secondary ceiling
Hungarian álmennyezet
- álmennyezetsecondary ceiling
Spanish techo falso, plafón
- techo falsosecondary ceiling
- plafónsecondary ceiling
- cielorrasosecondary ceiling
- quísamesecondary ceiling
Cite this entry
APA
dropped ceiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropped%20ceiling
MLA
“dropped ceiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropped%20ceiling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropped ceiling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropped%20ceiling.
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