suspended ceiling

collocation in English

meaningsofsuspendandceiling

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suspend
verb
uk
/səˈspend/us
/səˈspend/
to stop something from being active, either temporarily ...
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ceiling
noun
uk
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look ...
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(Definition ofsuspendandceilingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Initially, the hours of overheating per year with no shading and asuspendedceiling(ie low thermal mass) was calculated to be 410 hours on average.
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I have been assured by our technical services that there is no danger in respect of thesuspendedceiling, nor any threat of collapse.
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He died in the bathroom there, having hanged himself from a ligature point in thesuspendedceiling.
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The central span also contains asuspendedceiling, but is curved to create a vaulted shape.
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The space around the machine, including asuspendedceilingthree feet (0.9 m) above the machine, were regularly cleaned by the factory's maintenance personnel.
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The traditional pylon trivault retains the common white marbled pylons, but adds newly introduced features such as asuspendedceilingthat conceals the lighting instruments.
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This is accomplished by a system of moveable full-height wall reflectors,suspendedceilingreflectors and rotating wall panels with differing degrees of absorptive linings.
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This invention providedsuspendedceilingconstruction in which access may readily be obtained at any desired location.
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From an unusualsuspendedceilingonce hung seven out-size specially designed crystal fixtures.
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It can still be seen by carefully looking through thesuspendedceilingnow covering it.
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This time, the builders added asuspendedceilingthat isolated the hall from the dome; it remained in place as at end of 2007.
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The foundation of any interior protection project is a high-qualitysuspendedceiling.
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A temporary roof was installed and hidden by asuspendedceiling.
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The paneling andsuspendedceilinghad been removed from the room a month before the blaze, and the exposed insulation fueled the fire.
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This uses diffuser panels hung like asuspendedceilingbelow fluorescent lights, and is considered general lighting.
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The trusses carry a pyramid-shaped coffered ceiling that is currently hidden by a modernsuspendedceiling.
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The third factor, of somewhat lesser importance, is the height of thesuspendedceilingitself.
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It's an economic building: suspended ceilings, basic windows.
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It was modernised in 1970, the dome over the entrance hall was hidden above asuspendedceiling, the windows were removed and the window openings were bricked up.
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These beams are always hidden by suspended ceilings or concealed within the thickness of the slabs, thus reducing the thickness itself.
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