Ceiling

Question 1

The overhead interior surface or lining of a room, often concealing the underside of the floor or roof above

Answer 1

Ceiling

Question 2

A concave surface forming part of a ceiling at its edge so as to eliminate the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling

Answer 2

Cove

Question 3

A ceiling having the form of a truncated pyramid

Answer 3

Camp Ceiling

Question 4

The underside of a floor showing the supporting beams and finished to form a ceiling

Answer 4

Beam Ceiling

Question 5

One of a number of recessed, usually square or octagonal panels in a ceiling, soffit, or vault

Answer 5

Coffer, Lacunar

Question 6

A ceiling, soffit, or vault adorned with a pattern of recessed panels

Answer 6

Lacunar

Question 7

A flat or vaulted ceiling of decorative character

Answer 7

Plafond

Question 8

A secondary ceiling formed to provide space for piping or ductwork, or to alter the proportions of a room

Answer 8

Drop, Dropped Ceiling

Question 9

Tile made in various sizes and textures from a soft, sound-absorbing materials, such as cork, mineral fiber, or glass fiber

Answer 9

Acoustical Tile

Question 10

An acoustical tile consisting of a steel or aluminum plan having a perforated face and containing a separate layer of sound-absorbing material

Answer 10

Metal Pan

Question 11

A secondary member of the grid supporting a suspended ceiling system, usually a sheet metal tee carried by the main runners

Answer 11

Cross Tee

Question 12

A principal member of the grid supporting a suspended ceiling system, usually a sheet metal channel or tee suspended by hanger wires from the overhead structure

Answer 12

Main Runner

Question 13

A thin metal strip inserted into the edges of two acoustical tiles to make a butt joint between them

Answer 13

Spline

Question 14

A grove cut into the edges of an acoustical tile to receive a spline or t-shaped member of a supporting grid

Answer 14

Kerf

Question 15

A ceiling suspended from an overhead floor or roof structure to provide space for pipes, ductwork, lighting fixtures, or other service equipment

Answer 15

Suspended Ceiling

Question 16

The space between a suspended ceiling and the floor structure above especially one that serves as a receiving chamber for confined air to be distributed to inhabited spaces or for return air to be converted back to a central plant for processing

Answer 16

Plenum

Question 17

A ceiling of acoustical tile or other sound absorbing material

Answer 17

Acoustical Ceiling

Question 18

A metal grid of inverted tees supporting the acoustical tiles of a suspended ceiling

Answer 18

Exposed Grid

Question 19

A metal grid for supporting a suspended ceiling of acoustical tiles having rabbeted joints

Answer 19

Recessed Grid

Question 20

A metal grid supporting the acoustical tiles of a suspended ceiling, hidden within kerfs cut into the edges of the tiles

Answer 20

Concealed Grid

Question 21

A suspended ceiling system of narrow metal strips, usually incorporating modular lighting and air handling components

Answer 21

Linear Metal Ceiling

Question 22

A suspended ceiling of translucent panels for diffusing the light from luminaries mounted above it

Answer 22

Luminous Ceiling

Question 23

A suspended ceiling of multicellular louvers for shielding the light sources mounted above it

Answer 23

Louvered Ceiling

Question 24

A suspended ceiling system incorporating acoustical, lighting, and air handling components into a unified whole

Answer 24

Integrated Ceiling

Question 25

A long narrow diffuser designed to disperse air through slots between the panels of an integrated ceiling system

Answer 25

Linear Diffuser, Slot Diffuser