acoustical tile

American  

noun

1. tile made in various sizes and textures from soft, usually fibrous, sound-absorbing material, as wood, cork, or metal, and typically applied to ceilings or walls.

---

Example Sentences

Gone are the sound-absorbing dropped ceilings and acoustical tile, cubicle dividers, wall-to-wall carpets, and upholstered chairs.

From The New Yorker

Acoustical tile and cushioned flooring is expected to minimize the noise.

From Seattle Times

When we first moved in, it had drop acoustical tile ceilings with fluorescent lights and carpeting and wallpaper, and we ripped it all out.

From New York Times

Rather than a lightweight, sound-absorbing acoustical tile, Jobs even wanted the ceilings to be polished concrete.

From BusinessWeek

The four floors had been chopped into tiny rooms, and the original plaster ceiling on the garden level, studded with mouse droppings, had fallen to the floor, taking with it a dropped ceiling made of acoustical tile.

From New York Times