dropped ceiling

collocation in English

meaningsofdropandceiling

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drop
noun
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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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 ofdropandceilingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In particular, concerns were raised that the theatre's soaring interior and proscenium arch would be replaced with adroppedceiling.
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Adroppedceilingis one in which the finished surface is constructed anywhere from a to below the structure above it.
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Space between the structural ceiling and thedroppedceilingor under a raised floor is typically considered plenum.
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Fluorescent lighting, wood paneling and adroppedceilingwere installed in the historic lobby.
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Adroppedceilinghas been added to the front dormitory.
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Unlike theirdroppedceilingcounterparts, these tiles are usually glued or nailed to the ceiling.
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Often refers to the space between adroppedceilingand the structural ceiling, or a raised floor and the hard floor.
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The apparatus room has narrow wainscoting, part of which is now concealed by adroppedceiling.
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Lighting fixtures and other devices installed in adroppedceilingare required to be firmly secured to thedroppedceilingframework.
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The two elevator lobbies have adroppedceilingthat rises to a gable point and again reflects the windows of the upper stories.
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The new owners made some superficial changes, such as adding adroppedceilingto the lobby, and, later, replacing the original mahogony-panelled entrances with revolving doors.
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Brown has sometimes been credited as being the inventor of thedroppedceilingeven though other patents preceded his as shown in the table below.
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The typical sound paths are ceilings, room partitions, acoustic ceiling panels (such as wooddroppedceilingpanels), doors, windows, flanking, ducting and other penetrations.
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The first floor modifications include dropped ceilings, new sheetrock walls, wood paneling, and new bathrooms.
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In many of the secondary spaces and hallways, modern dropped ceilings and fluorescent lighting have been added, concealing the original plaster ceiling.
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Another example is the ubiquitous use of dropped ceilings and acoustical tiles in modern office buildings with high ceilings.
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They are usually suspended from the ceiling, but can also be directly integrated with continuous dropped ceilings.
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