Phrase guide

dropped ceiling

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 假天花 (gaa2 tin1 faa1) — secondary ceiling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吊頂 /吊顶 (diàodǐng) — secondary ceiling
  • Finnish: alaslaskettu katto — secondary ceiling
  • French: faux plafond — secondary ceiling
  • French: plafond suspendu — secondary ceiling
  • German: abgehängte Decke — secondary ceiling
  • Greek: ψευδοροφή (psevdorofí) — secondary ceiling
  • Hungarian: álmennyezet — secondary ceiling
  • Spanish: techo falso — secondary ceiling
  • Spanish: plafón — secondary ceiling
  • Spanish: cielorraso — secondary ceiling
  • Spanish: quísame (Phillipines) — secondary ceiling