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ceiling

[see-ling] / ˈsi lɪŋ /


NOUN
maximum
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But that also puts a ceiling on memory, so the chip can only support smaller AI models, like OpenAI’s Codex-Spark, which runs at blisteringly fast speeds on Cerebras hardware.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

But that familiar protection system has a built in ceiling.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Pasadena, for example, is slowly replacing sodium lights with LEDs, but with a Kelvin ceiling of 2,700 to 3,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

I could easily stand up in the first-class pod, with ceiling height about 7 feet and total space about 47 square feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

I scootch my way around Mav, who’s still lying on his back, front legs pointed to the ceiling.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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