Ceiling Flashcards
The overhead interior surface or lining of a room, often concealing the underside of the floor or roof above
Ceiling
A concave surface forming part of a ceiling at its edge so as to eliminate the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling
Cove
A ceiling having the form of a truncated pyramid
Camp Ceiling
The underside of a floor showing the supporting beams and finished to form a ceiling
Beam Ceiling
One of a number of recessed, usually square or octagonal panels in a ceiling, soffit, or vault
Coffer, Lacunar
A ceiling, soffit, or vault adorned with a pattern of recessed panels
Lacunar
A flat or vaulted ceiling of decorative character
Plafond
A secondary ceiling formed to provide space for piping or ductwork, or to alter the proportions of a room
Drop, Dropped Ceiling
Tile made in various sizes and textures from a soft, sound-absorbing materials, such as cork, mineral fiber, or glass fiber
Acoustical Tile
An acoustical tile consisting of a steel or aluminum plan having a perforated face and containing a separate layer of sound-absorbing material
Metal Pan
A secondary member of the grid supporting a suspended ceiling system, usually a sheet metal tee carried by the main runners
Cross Tee
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
Main Runner
A thin metal strip inserted into the edges of two acoustical tiles to make a butt joint between them
Spline
A grove cut into the edges of an acoustical tile to receive a spline or t-shaped member of a supporting grid
Kerf
A ceiling suspended from an overhead floor or roof structure to provide space for pipes, ductwork, lighting fixtures, or other service equipment
Suspended Ceiling
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
Plenum
A ceiling of acoustical tile or other sound absorbing material
Acoustical Ceiling
A metal grid of inverted tees supporting the acoustical tiles of a suspended ceiling
Exposed Grid
A metal grid for supporting a suspended ceiling of acoustical tiles having rabbeted joints
Recessed Grid
A metal grid supporting the acoustical tiles of a suspended ceiling, hidden within kerfs cut into the edges of the tiles
Concealed Grid
A suspended ceiling system of narrow metal strips, usually incorporating modular lighting and air handling components
Linear Metal Ceiling
A suspended ceiling of translucent panels for diffusing the light from luminaries mounted above it
Luminous Ceiling
A suspended ceiling of multicellular louvers for shielding the light sources mounted above it
Louvered Ceiling
A suspended ceiling system incorporating acoustical, lighting, and air handling components into a unified whole
Integrated Ceiling
A long narrow diffuser designed to disperse air through slots between the panels of an integrated ceiling system
Linear Diffuser, Slot Diffuser
