Floor tile

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, tile asphalt tile, tile asbestos, tile cork tile, linoleum, tile rubber tile, and tile 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