suspended ceiling
suspended ceiling
[sə′spen·dəd ′sē·liŋ] (building construction)
The suspension of the furring members beneath the structural members of a ceiling.
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suspended ceiling
1. A nonstructural ceiling suspended below the overhead structural slab or from the structural elements of a building and not bearing on the walls. See also: Ceiling
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suspended ceiling, dropped ceiling

suspended ceiling
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