Difference between revisions of "Floor tile"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A thin, flat piece of material laid in a connected pattern to cover a floor. Floor tiles are usually shaped as squares, rectangles or octagons in sizes of about 8-12 inches. Several types of materials have been used for floor tiles. Examples are: ceramic tile, encaustic tile, quarry tile, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slate slate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wood wood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carpet carpet], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=asphalt | + | A thin, flat piece of material laid in a connected pattern to cover a floor. Floor tiles are usually shaped as squares, rectangles or octagons in sizes of about 8-12 inches. Several types of materials have been used for floor tiles. Examples are: ceramic tile, encaustic tile, quarry tile, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slate slate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wood wood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carpet carpet], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=asphalt%20tile asphalt tile], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=asbestos%20tile asbestos], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cork%20tile cork tile], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linoleum linoleum], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rubber%20tile rubber tile], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vinyl%20tile vinyl tile]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 24 July 2013
Description
A thin, flat piece of material laid in a connected pattern to cover a floor. Floor tiles are usually shaped as squares, rectangles or octagons in sizes of about 8-12 inches. Several types of materials have been used for floor tiles. Examples are: ceramic tile, encaustic tile, quarry tile, slate, wood, carpet, asphalt tile, asbestos, cork tile, linoleum, rubber tile, and vinyl tile.
Synonyms and Related Terms
"ladrilho (Port.); floor-tile; flooring tile; carpet tile
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000