| Term | Definition | Tags |
| Tessellated | From the Latin tessellare to decorate with mosaics used to describe the small unit geometric tile pa... | |
| Tessera | The Latin name still used to describe an individual mosaic cube, whether of marble, glass or ceramic... | |
| Tunnel kiln | The predecessor of the modern day roller kiln, where tiles were stacked on wheeled wagons which were... | |
| Twin Tile | Vernacular name given to extruded material, both glazed and unglazed, originally a patented name. Th... | |
| Underfloor heating | A now common form of heating used in conjunction with floor tiling, with either piped water or elect... | |
| Vitrified | A term used to indicate a floor tile with a dense structure and very low water absorption.... | |
| Voussoir | Used to describe the double rake cutting necessary to produce tapering pieces of tile or mosaic when... | |
| Water Jet Cutting | Modern manufacturing method of creating decoration or lettering in dense vitrified ceramic or natura... | |
| Water Level | The traditional method of transferring levels from one wall or room to another, making use of a plas... | |
| Waterproof Membrane | Either a manufactured bitumen based product or a brush and fabric site applied coating to walls and ... | |
| Wood Float Finish | Used to describe the method by which an ideal finish for tiling might be achieved on rendering or sc... | |
