Tile

Definition: Tile

Tile

Noun

1. A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces.

2. A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing.

Verb

1. Cover with tiles, of surfaces in a dwelling; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom".

Date "tile" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Specialty Definition: Tile

Domain	Definition
Electrical Engineering	The transformation of a picture into a regular chequer-board of uniformly-coloured rectangles, whose size can be varied. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Tile

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A tile is a rectangular plate of ceramic or clay. as ex. a roof-tile.
Also used for the description of tile-based games.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tile."

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Tiling

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In geometry, a tiling (also called tesselation, mosaic or dissection) of a given shape S consists of a collection of other shapes which precisely cover S. Often the shape S to be tiled is the Euclidean plane, but other shapes and three-dimensional objects are considered as well. One usually adds some requirements on the covering shapes, for instance that they all be congruent, or that they all be squares of mutually different size, etc.
Mathematically, a tiling of the topological space S consists of a collection B of open subsets of S, such that

the shapes in B do not overlap (i.e., are mutually disjoint, have no point in common)
they 'cover' S (the closure of their union is equal to S)

Most topics in the area of tilings, patterns and packing problems are best known from examples in the two-dimensional Euclidean space, the Euclidean plane. However, many of these problems can be and have been applied to other topological spaces, especially in the area of packing problems.
It has been known for some time that all simple regular tilings in the plane all belong to one of the 17 plane symmetry groups. All seventeen of these patterns are known to exist in the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain.
This does not exhaust the apparently simple problem of tiling the plane: adding additional constraints or removing the requirement for regularity reveal a large number of interesting problems, some of which are listed here.
The topics are ordered alphabetically.

Alternating tilings
A tiling {T} of a shape S is called alternating if {T} is the union of two disjoint sets {T1} and {T2} of tiles such that
any tile T adjacent to a tile T1 in {T1} is in {T2} and, vice versa,
any tile T adjacent to a tile T2 in {T2} is in {T1}.

Example : If we want to tile the plane with squares and dominoes in an alternating way, then we must find a way that
the plane is fully covered without gaps or overlaps (otherwise it is not a tiling at all) and such that
no two squares have a side or a part of a side in common (but having a point in common is allowed) and such that
no two dominoes have a side or a part of a side in common (but having a point in common is allowed)^1,2.

Alternating tilings of type (n,m)
Let {T} be an alternating tiling (see above) of the Euclidean plane made from sets {T1} and {T2}, and let n and m be two natural numbers, n < m. Then T is called alternating of type (n,m), if {T1} are n-gons (polygons with n sides) and {T2} are m-gons.
Several very interesting question arise for tilings of the plane:
For which n and m do alternating tilings of type (n,m) exist?
For which n and m do alternating tilings of type (n,m) exist with the additional property that all tiles in {T1} are congruent and all tiles in {T2} are congruent?
In general, given n and m, how many prototiles do {T1} and {T2} need in order that such an alternating tiling of type (n,m) exists?

The results are not only mathematically interesting; many of the resulting patterns are quite stunning.¹
Coloured tilings
A tiling is called coloured if each tile has a property colour associated with it such that no two adjacent tiles have the same colour. Coloured tilings are also called coloured maps. If one can find such a colouring scheme, we say that we have coloured the tiling.
Examples :
The most famous problem relating to coloured tilings was the four color problem, which has been solved; see Four color theorem. The problem asks whether one can colour any map in the plane using four colours only.
Another rich source for interesting problems related to coloured tilings is the area of alternating tilings, see definition on this page.

Faultfree tilings
A tiling T={A} of a shape S is called faultfree if there is no fault line in this tiling.
A fault line or breaking line of a tiling is a straight line from one point of the boundary of S to another point of the boundary of S such that the line has no point in common with the interior of any tile of the tiling.
Examples :
The (2n+1)x(3n) rectangle is the smallest rectangle which has a faultfree tiling with (1xn) rectangles⁸.
The (2nm+m)x(3nm) rectangle is the smallest known rectangle which has a faultfree tiling with (nxm) rectangles⁸.

Irreptiles
An irreptile (derived from 'irregular reptile', definition of reptile see below) is a shape with the property that tiles a larger version of itself, using differently sized or identical copies of itself³. A simple example is a square, because four copies of it tile a larger square. Each triangle also is a irreptile, because four copies of it tile a larger version of this triangle.
The problem to find all irreptiles in the Euclidean plane has been studied in ³, but has not been completely solved yet.
A related set of problems is to find for each irreptile the minimum number of smaller copies such that they tile the original shape. In many cases it is quite difficult to actually prove such a minimality.

N-tesselations
Tesselation is another word for tiling. A tiling of a shape is called an N-tesselation if each tile has an integral area and if for each natural number n there is exactly one tile with area n¹.
Of course, only shapes with an unlimited area can have an N-tessellation.
There are many N-tesselations of the plane². We can construct N-tesselations of the plane, the half-plane and the quadrant using only triangles². Also, there are N-tesselations of the plane, the half-plane and the quadrant using only rectangles².
Even with these restrictions, there are many solutions. For example:
there are nowhere-neat N-tesselations (see definition of a nowhere-neat tiling on this page) of the plane, the half plane and the quadrant using only rectangles².
there are N-tesselations of the plane, the half plane and the quadrant using only rectangles of type 1×n, i.e., one unit wide ².

Neat tilings
A tiling {T} of a shape S is called neat if
each tile T is a polygon and
adjacent tiles only share full sides, i.e. no tile shares a partial side with any other tile.

Example : The 64 squares on a chess board represent a neat tiling^1,2.

Nowhere-neat tilings
A tiling {T} of a shape S is called nowhere-neat if
each tile T is a polygon and
adjacent tiles never share a full side, i.e. any tile only shares a partial side with any other tile^1,2.

Examples :
The mininum number of tiles necessary to tile a triangle with triangles in a nowhere-neat way is four².
The mininum number of tiles necessary to tile a triangle with quadrilaterals in a nowhere-neat way is six².
The mininum number of tiles necessary to tile a pentagons with quadrilaterals in a nowhere-neat way is twelve².
The mininum number of tiles necessary to tile a rectangle with squares in a nowhere-neat way is nine².
The mininum number of tiles necessary to tile a square with rectangles in a nowhere-neat way is five².
The mininum number of tiles necessary to tile a square with smaller squares in a nowhere-neat way is twenty².
The mininum number of tiles necessary to tile a square with pentagons in a nowhere-neat way is twelve².
It is easy to tile the plane with dominoes in a nowhere-neat way.
There are nowhere-neat N-tesselations (see definition of an N-tessellation on this page) of the plane, the half plane and the quadrant using only rectangles².
There are nowhere-neat tilings of the plane, the half plane and the quadrant using only squares of different, integral size².

Penrose tilings
Roger Penrose is well-known for his 1974 invention of Penrose tilings, which are formed from two tiles that can only tile the plane aperiodically. In 1984, similar patterns were found in the arrangement of atoms in quasicrystals.
See Penrose tiling for a detailed description and images.

Polygons
Tilings using polygons have been studied for many centuries. It has been known for some time that all simple regular tilings in the plane all belong to one of the 17 plane symmetry groups. All seventeen of these patterns are known to exist in the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain.
The artist M. C. Escher has used these symmetries extensively in his frieses and woodcuts. He often modified the polygons in his tilings slightly to turn them into shapes of animals etc. Some of his tilings have an interesting morphing property; e.g., a friese may start as a tiling using fish shapes and slowly turn into a tiling using bird shapes as you go from left top right.

Polysquares
A polysquare is a shape that consist of the edge-to-edge joining of squares of same size^3,5,6. Polysquares are also called 'polyominoes'.
One square is also called a monomino.
Two squares joined make a domino.
Three squares joined make a tromino.
Four squares joined make a tetromino.
Five squares joined make a pentomino.
Six squares joined make a hexomino.
Seven squares joined make a septomino or heptomino.
Eight squares joined make an octomino.
Nine squares joined make an enneomino.
Ten squares joined make a decomino.

Pure tilings
A tiling T of a shape S is called pure if T contains only one prototile, i.e., if each tile is congruent to any other tile².
An alternating tiling (see definition on this page) T consisting of two sets of tiles {A} and {B} is called pure alternating if the sets {A} and {B} each contain only one prototile². It is an interesting question to find out for which numbers n,m (nalternating tiling of type (n,m) on this page)¹.
Examples :
The 64 squares on a chess board represent a pure tiling¹.
Any reptile (see definition on this page) tiles a larger version of itself in a pure way.

Puritiles
A puritile (derived from 'purely irregular reptile') is a shape with the property that in order to tile a larger version of itself, differently sized copies have to be used³.
An example of a puritile is the L-shaped hexomino that has a 1×3 rectangle joined to another 1×3 rectangle. 18 copies of two different sizes are necessary (namely 12 of same size and 6 of twice the size) to tile a larger version of it. Note that 12×1+6×4=36=6×6, hence the larger version is six time bigger than the original. Can you find the tiling?

Rectangles

Non-congruent rectangles
The smallest square that can be cut into (m x n) rectangles, such that all m and n are different integers, is the 11 x 11 square, and the tiling uses five rectangles⁷.
The smallest rectangle that can be cut into (m x n) rectangles, such that all m and n are different integers, is the 9 x 13 rectangle, and the tiling uses five rectangles⁷.

Regular tilings
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Reptiles
A reptile (or rep-tile, from 'repetitive tiling') is a shape with the property that is tiles a larger version of itself, using identical copies of itself^2,3,5. A simple example is a square, because four copies of it tile a larger square.
Each triangle also is a reptile, because four copies of it tile a larger version of this triangle.
The set of reptiles is a subset of the set of irreptiles.

Simple tilings
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Sim-tilings
A tiling is called a sim-tiling if all its tiles are similar to each other.
Examples :
irreptiles (see definition on this page) are those shapes that tile a larger version of themselves with a sim-tiling.
For a few more examples, see the sub-section other triangles in section triangles on this page.

Squares

Integral squares
A square with integral sidelength is called an integral square. If an integral squares S has been tiled with smaller integral squares, we call this "squaring the square".
Various conditions can be applied to create mathematical problems. The one most investigated is the "perfect square square, see below. Other conditins that yield interesting results are "nowhere-neat" (see link) and "no-touch" squared squares (see definitions below).
If the smaller suares all have different sizes, we call it a "perfect squared square". This is called the squaring the square problem. It is first recorded as being studied by R. L. Brooks, C. A. B. Smith, A. H. Stone, and W. T. Tutte, at Cambridge University, and the first perfect squared square was found by Roland Sprague in 1939.
If we take such a tiling and enlarge it so that the formerly smallest tile now has the size of the square S we started out from, then we see that we obtain from this a tiling of the plane with integral squares, each having a different size.
It is still an unsolved problem, however, whether the plane can be tiled with a set of integral tiles such that each natural number is used exactly once as size of a square tile.

Symmetries
See the section titled polygons on this page.

Tetrads
A tetrad is a (simply connected) shape with the property that four copies of this tetrad can be placed without overlapping in such a way that each copy shares some boundary with each of the other three tetrads⁶. Very little is known about these creatures.

Triangles

Integral triangles
A triangle with three integral sidelengths is called an integral triangle. There are squares that can be tiled with integral triangles such that no two of these triangles are congruent². The plane can be tiled with integral triangles such that no two of these triangles are congruent².

Pythagorean triangles
A right triangle with three integral sidelengths is called a Pythagorean triangle.
There are squares that can be tiled with Pythagorean triangles such that no two of these triangles are congruent².
The plane can be tiled with Pythagorean triangles such that no two of these triangles are congruent².

Equilateral triangles
The mathematician William Tutte showed that one cannot tile an equilateral triangle with a finite number of smaller regular triangles, all of different size.
On similar lines, it can be shown that one cannot tile the plane with regular triangles, all of different size, if one of them has a smallest size⁴.

Other triangles
However, it is possible to tile the plane with enlargements of one single triangle, all of mutually different size².
The isosceles right triangle (angles 45, 45, 90 degrees) solves this problem².
The half regular triangle (angles 30, 60, 90 degrees) also solves this problem².
The enlargements can be chosen to be all integers². But there are also solutions where these enlargements are not all integers².
A square can be tiled with eight 30-60-90 triangles of mutually different sizes.
Literature:
Karl Scherer : New Mosaics, 1997 (see http://karl.kiwi.gen.nz)
Karl Scherer : Nutts And Other Crackers, 1994 (see http://karl.kiwi.gen.nz)
Karl Scherer : A Puzzling Journey to the Reptiles And Related Animals, 1986 (see http://karl.kiwi.gen.nz) (Written as a fiction story, this is the only book which investigates into the realm of puritiles.)
Karl Scherer : The impossibility of a tessellation of the plane into equilateral triangles whose sidelengths are mutually different, one of them being minimal.(Article in journal Elemente der Mathematik, 1984)
Solomon Golomb : Polyominoes, 1994
Journal of Recreational Mathematics, many articles.
Journal of Recreational Mathematics, 28:1, p.64.
Journal of Recreational Mathematics, (?:?), 1980, p.4.
Brooks, R. L.; Smith, C. A. B.; Stone, A. H.; and Tutte, W. T. "The Dissection of Rectangles into Squares." Duke Math. J. 7, 312-340, 1940

External Links:
(Nowhere-neat Squared Rectangles, Nowhere-neat Squared Squares):
http://karl.kiwi.gen.nz/prosqtre.html
http://karl.kiwi.gen.nz/prosqtsq.html
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tiling."

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Synonym: Tile

Synonym: roofing tile (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Tile

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Clothing	Headdress, headgear; chapeau, crush hat, opera hat; kaffiyeh; sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh, topi, sola topi, pagri, puggaree; cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap; castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, wimple; nightcap, mobcap, skullcap; hood, coif; capote, calash; kerchief, snood, babushka; head, coiffure; crown; (circle); chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako, busby; kepi, forage cap, bearskin; baseball cap; fishing hat; helmet; mask, domino.
Covering	Roof, ceiling, thatch, tile; pantile, pentile; tiling, slates, slating, leads; barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed; (abode).
Insanity	Screw loose, tile loose, slate loose; bee in one's bonnet, rats in the upper story.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Tile

English words defined with "tile": Abaculus, antefix ♦ coumarone resin, coumarone-indene resin, Crest tile ♦ Draintile, Dutch tile ♦ Encaustic tile ♦ Flap tile ♦ Galletyle ♦ hip tile ♦ pantile ♦ Quadrel ♦ ridge tile ♦ tessellate, tessera, Tile-drain, tiler, Tilery, Tilestone. (references)

Specialty definitions using "tile": Acoustical Tile ♦ BRICKLAYER HELPER, FIREBRICK AND REFRACTORY TILE ♦ clay book tile ♦ DRILL-PRESS OPERATOR, ACOUSTICAL TILE ♦ glost tile sorter ♦ SUPERVISOR, ACOUSTICAL TILE CARPENTERS ♦ TABLE-TOP TILE SETTER, tile classifier, TILE DECORATOR, tile edger, TILE FINISHER, tile fitter, TILE Forth, TILE GRINDER, tile layer, tile mason, tile mechanic helper, tile paster, TILE SETTER, tile setter helper, TILE SHADER, tile shoe, TILE SORTER, tile works. (references)

Etymologies containing "tile": Tilery. (references)

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Modern Usage: Tile

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Just drop down on the tile and go for it (Top Gun; writing credit: Ehud Yonay; Jim Cash) Snakes, as you know, live in mortal fear of tile. (What's Up, Doc?; writing credit: Peter Bogdanovich; Buck Henry)
Movie/TV Titles	Legenda o Tile (1976)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Tile

Domain	Title
References	Tile Afrika Holdings Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The 2000-2005 Outlook for Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile in Asia (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	The Art of the Islamic Tile (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Tile Heritage (reference) Tile Today : The Australasian Tile Magazine (reference) Tile Uk (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Basic Ceramic Tile (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Sou Ni Tile (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Felker TS-40 Rubi Tile Cutter (reference) Fluid Forms 1003F Patella T, Advanced Knee Protection for Carpet and Tile Installers (reference) Porter-Cable 43227 1/8" Burr, Wall Tile and Cement Board Bit, SC, 1/8" Shank (reference) The Taunton Press 070209 Fine Homebuilding's Setting Tile Book by Michael Byrne (reference) Angle Wiz 001004 Ceramic Tile Installation Wizard (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Tile

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Photo Album: Tile

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	From an overhead angle, 2 pieces of red meat are shown with a knife on a cutting board, sitting on a white tile counter. Above the image, red lettering reads: "Choose lean meats, trim extra fats, avoid adding fat in cooking". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" February 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).		A large gully has formed on this edge of this field exposing tile drainage lines. Credit: Tim McCabe.
	Sediment from a tile outlet. Credit: Unknown.		Sanitary engineering : Health Department laying tile drains, Panama Canal. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	On a Tile Club trip; (Abbey, Millet, etc.). Credit: Library of Congress.		The Tile Club at work / Drawn by C.S. Reinhart. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Kitchen-dining area of Case Study House No. 8. 2 3/16" unglazed ceramic tile extends from dining area into kitchen and to utility area beyond. Credit: Library of Congress.		Abandoned tile factory, Parke County, Indiana. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Tip Estes loading tile on a wagon, Fowler, Indiana. Credit: Library of Congress.		Elinor Merrell, business at 18 E. 69th St., New York City. Delft tile group. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Tile


"Blue tile" by Markus . Commentary: "Tile in the zoom shot."	"Tile texture" by Jozsef Szoke Commentary: "...and sky."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Tile

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Wall-to-wall carpets should be replaced with washable throw rugs over hardwood, tile, or linoleum floors. (references)
Business		Foshan is the building and art ceramic and tile base in Guangdong. (references)
		Italy remains by far the largest supplier to China of ceramic tile and marble. (references)
		Ceramic tile, although expensive to install, has a reputation for strength, endurance, and attractiveness. (references)
Trade	Argentina	Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references)
Worker Rights	Nepal	Others are economically active in a few small-scale and cottage industries, such as ragpicking, brick and tile works, quarries, coal mines, match factories and auto repair shops. (references)
	Kazakhstan	The Government has acknowledged that children in this age group work in construction and other heavy industries but report that duties for children are limited to washing windows, general cleaning, laying tile, and similar nonstrenuous activities. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Tile

"Tile" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 94.82% of the time. "Tile" is used about 367 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	94.82%	348	15,329
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	4.09%	15	90,616
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.54%	2	245,945
Noun (proper)	0.54%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	367	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Tile

Country	Name
South Africa	Tile Afrika Holdings Limited
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Tile

Expressions using "tile": cement tile ♦ ceramic floor tile ♦ concave tile ♦ Crest tile ♦ decorated wall tile ♦ decorative tile ♦ drain tile ♦ Draining tile ♦ Dutch tile ♦ Encaustic tile ♦ Flap tile ♦ floor tile ♦ glazed tile ♦ have a tile loose ♦ hip tile ♦ hollow tile ♦ large tile ♦ little tile ♦ paving tile ♦ porcelain tile ♦ quarry tile ♦ ridge tile ♦ roofing tile ♦ tile cutter ♦ tile cutting plier ♦ Tile drain ♦ tile drains ♦ Tile earth ♦ tile Forth ♦ Tile kiln ♦ Tile ore ♦ Tile red ♦ tile roof ♦ tile stone ♦ tile stove ♦ Tile tea ♦ vitrified tile. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "tile": tile-covered, Tile-drain, tile-hanging, tile-hung, tile-importing, tile-kilns, tile-red, tile-work, tile-works.
	Ending with "tile": brick-and-tile, chequered-tile, coloured-tile, cut-tile, nine-tile, pro-tile, red-tile, re-tile, roof-tile.
	Containing "tile": Pipe-tile-making, red-tile-roofed.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tile

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
ceramic tile	4,065	pool tile	303
tile	3,862	wall tile	299
floor tile	1,809	tile saw	295
mosaic tile	865	carpet london tile	276
bathroom tile	857	tile art	262
dal tile	578	slate tile	261
tile flooring	573	decorative tile	253
ceiling tile	548	carpet heuga tile	252
ceramic floor tile	516	florida tile	218
kitchen tile	447	roof tile	215
marble tile	442	ceramic tile installation	206
glass tile	438	tile game	206
granite tile	400	saltillo tile	193
porcelain tile	357	color tile	184
mah jong tile	345	installing ceramic tile	182
mexican tile	342	painting ceramic tile	178
carpet tile	341	tile design	175
metal tile	336	shower tile	161
tile roofing	327	vinyl floor tile	156
vinyl tile	315	tin ceiling tile	150
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Tile

Language		Translations for "tile"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		tub kalimi, tjegull (roof-tile), pllakë (microgroove, record, slab, stage, tablet), kapelë e ngrirë. (various references)

Arabic		‏كسا بالآجرة, ‏قرميدة, ‏قبعة حريرية عالية, ‏أنبوب فخاري, ‏آجرة (brick), ‏رقاقة من فلين. (various references)

Bulgarian		цилиндър (beaver, chimney-pot hat, cylinder, drum, plug, silk hat, sleeve, stovepipe hat, top hat, topper), керемида, кахла, облицовам с плочки, настилам с плочки, покривам с керемиди, плочка (planch, plate, table). (various references)

Chinese		磚瓦 , 瓦片, 瓦 . (various references)

Czech		vykachlíkovat, vydláždit dlaždicemi, pokrýt taškami, krytinová taška, kachlík, dlaždice (flag, slab, Square). (various references)

Danish		flise (flag, flagstone, flooring tile, paving stone, slab). (various references)

Dutch		tegel, tichel (brick), tegelsteen, plavuis (slab). (various references)

Esperanto		kahelo. (various references)

Farsi		سفال (Clay, Earthenware, Shard), اجرکاشی (Clinker), بااجرکاشی فرش کردن . (various references)

Finnish		laatta (plate, slab). (various references)

French		carreau, tuile. (various references)

German		Fliese (flag), Dachziegel (roofing tile), kacheln (glazed tiles, tiles glazed, tiling), Kachel (glazed tile). (various references)

Greek		κεραμίδι, πλακάκι. (various references)

Hebrew		מרצפת (flagstone, pavement, paving stone), לרעף (cover with tiles, imbricate, slate), לרצף (pave), אריח (bar, brick, flagstone), רעף (slate). (various references)

Hungarian		cserép (potsherd, pottery). (various references)

Indonesian		ubin. (various references)

Italian		tegola, mattonella (brick, briquet, briquette, cube, food-cube). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		牌 , タイアップ番組 (error which directly allows a run to score, four-in-hand, good hitting in which a run is scored, RBI, RBI hit, run-batted-in, run-batted-in hit, style, tidal, tie game, tie-up program, tight, tights, time, time clock, time is up, time machine, time-card, timely, timeout, timer, times, time-sheet, time-shift, time-stamp, timing, tire, title, title background, title-region, type, typewriter, typhoon, typing, typist, typography, tyre, video titler). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぱい, タイル . (various references)

Korean		도와. (various references)

Manx		leacan, cur sclateyn er (tiling), cur leacanyn er, cheeley (tiling), cheel. (various references)

Pig Latin		iletay.(various references)

Portuguese		telha (shingle), ladrilho (brick, dalle, encaustic tile, quarry). (various references)

Romanian		teracotã (terracotta), placã de faianţã, olan (pantile), joben (stove pipe, topper), dalã (flagstone, slab), cahlã, acoperiş de ţigle, acoperi cu plãci, acoperi cu ţigle, ţiglã. (various references)

Russian		черепица, крыть плиткой/ секция, кафель (dutch tile), изразец (dutch tile), дренажная труба (culvert, drain, drainpipe, trap). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pločica (checker, lamina, tablet), crep. (various references)

Spanish		azulejo (bluebird, bluebottle, Bluett), teja (brick, Fang, lime tree). (various references)

Swedish		kakel (glazed tile), bricka (badge, check, counter, disc, disk, pawn, salver, spacer, tablemat, tray, waiter, washer). (various references)

Thai		แผ่นกระเบื้อง, ปูกระเบื้อง. (various references)

Turkish		tuğla döşemek, tuğla (brick, clinker), silindir şapka (chimney hat, high hat, plug, plug hat, silk hat, stovepipe, stovepipe hat, tall hat, top hat, topper), mason locasında kapıda durmak, kiremit kaplamak, kiremit, kep (bonnet, cap, mortarboard), karo (diamond, quarry), fayans döşemek, fayans (faience), çini (ceramic, encaustic tile, faience). (various references)

Ukrainian		черепиця (tiling), кахля, вкривати черепицею, забезпечити таємність, порожниста цегла (air brick). (various references)

Vietnamese		ca rôi. (various references)

Welsh		priddlech. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Tile

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	tegula, testaceo. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Tile

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 11, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eipen anqrwpoV tw plhsion deute plinqeuswmen plinqouV kai opthswmen autaV puri kai egeneto autoiV h plinqoV eiV liqon kai asfaltoV hn autoiV o phloV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Dixitque alter ad proximum suum venite faciamus lateres et coquamus eos igni habueruntque lateres pro saxis et bitumen pro cemento
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ða cwædon hi him betwynan, "Uton wyrcean us tigelan ond ælan hi on fyre." Witodlice hi hæfdon tigelan for stan ond tyrwan for weall-lim.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And the tother seide to his neiybore, Cometh, and make we tile stoons, and sethe we hem with fier; and thei hadden tiles for stoons, and towy cley for syment.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And they sayd one to a nother: come on let us make brycke ad burne it wyth fyre. So brycke was there stone and slyme was there morter
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And they said one to another, come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, burning them well. And they had bricks for stone, putting them together with sticky earth.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Tile

Language	Genesis Chapter 11, Verse 3
Cebuano	Ug sila nasig-ingon ang usa ug usa: Umari kamo. Magbuhat kita ug tisa ug pagbahon ta ug maayo. Ug sila may tisa nga gigamit nga alili sa bato, ug may salong nga alili sa apog.
Croatian	Jedan drugome reèe: "Hajdemo praviti opeke te ih peæi da otvrdnu!" Opeke im bile mjesto kamena, a paklina im služila za žbuku.
Danish	Da sagde de til hverandre: "Kom, lad os stryge Teglsten og brænde dem godt!" De brugte nemlig Tegl som Sten og Jordbeg som Kalk.
Dutch	En zij zeiden een ieder tot zijn naaste: Kom aan, laat ons tichelen strijken, en wel doorbranden! En de tichel was hun voor steen, en het lijm was hun voor leem.
Finnish	Ja he sanoivat toisillensa: "Tulkaa, tehkäämme tiiliä ja polttakaamme ne koviksi". Ja tiiltä he käyttivät kivenä, ja maapihkaa he käyttivät laastina.
French	Ils se dirent l`un à l`autre: Allons! faisons des briques, et cuisons-les au feu. Et la brique leur servit de pierre, et le bitume leur servit de ciment.
German	Und sie sprachen untereinander: Wohlauf, laß uns Ziegel streichen und brennen! und nahmen Ziegel zu Stein und Erdharz zu Kalk
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Mereka berkata seorang kepada yang lain, "Ayo kita membuat batu bata dan membakarnya sampai keras." Demikianlah mereka mempunyai batu bata untuk batu rumah dan ter untuk bahan perekatnya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka kata mereka itu seorang kepada seorang: Mari kita memperbuat batu bata serta membakar akan dia baik-baik. Maka batu bata itu baginya akan ganti batu betul dan gala-gala akan ganti kapur.
Italian	Si dissero l'un l'altro: «Venite, facciamoci mattoni e cuociamoli al fuoco». Il mattone servì loro da pietra e il bitume da cemento.
Maori	Na ka mea ratou ki tona hoa, ki tona hoa, Tena, tatou ka hanga pereki, me ata tahu marire ano hoki. Na ka meinga e ratou he pereki hei kohatu, he uku hoki ta ratou moata.
Norwegian	Og de sa til hverandre: Kom, la oss gjøre teglsten og brenne dem vel! Og de brukte tegl istedenfor sten, og jordbek istedenfor kalk.
Portuguese	Disseram uns aos outros: Eia pois, façamos tijolos, e queimemo-los bem. Os tijolos lhes serviram de pedras e o betume de argamassa.
Rumanian	Wi au zis unul cqtre altul: ,,Haidem! sq facem cqrqmizi, wi sq le ardem bine kn foc.`` Wi cqrqmida le -a yinut loc de piatrq, iar smoala le -a yinut loc de var.
Spanish	Entonces se dijeron unos a otros: "Venid, hagamos adobes y quemémoslos con fuego." Así empezaron a usar ladrillo en lugar de piedra, y brea en lugar de mortero.
Swedish	Och de sade till varandra: "Kom, låt oss slå tegel och bränna det." Och teglet begagnade de såsom sten, och såsom murbruk begagnade de jordbeck.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Tile

Derivations
	Words beginning with "tile": tiled, tilefish, tilefishes, tilelike, tiler, tilers, tiles. (additional references)
	Words ending with "tile": bastile, centile, chrysotile, coleoptile, contractile, ductile, erectile, exsertile, fertile, fictile, fluviatile, futile, gentile, hostile, immotile, infantile, infertile, insectile, interfertile, inutile, mercantile, motile, nonhostile, nonmotile, nonretractile, nonvolatile, pantile, percentile, projectile, protractile, pulsatile, quantile, quartile, quintile, refractile, reptile, retile, retractile, rutile, saxatile, sectile, sextile, stile, subtile, tactile, textile, tortile, tractile, turnstile, unfertile, utile. (additional references)
	Words containing "tile": antileak, antileft, antileprosy, antilepton, antileptons, antileukemic, bastiles, cantilena, cantilenas, cantilever, cantilevered, cantilevering, cantilevers, centiles, chrysotiles, coleoptiles, dentiled, fertilely, fertileness, fertilenesses, futilely, futileness, futilenesses, gentiles, gentilesse, gentilesses, hostilely, hostiles, motiles, multilevel, multileveled, pantiled, pantiles, percentiles, pestilence, pestilences, pestilent, pestilential, pestilentially, pestilently, pitiless, pitilessly, pitilessness, pitilessnesses, projectiles, quantiles, quartiles, quintiles, reptiles, retiled, retiles. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Tile" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: atile, ethile, etile, Itale, Itl, itler, tadle, tafle, taile, tailem, talee, Talei, talle, tarle, taule, tawle, taze, teale, teele, telae, tele, telea, telec, telee, teleg, telek, telen, teleo, telep, teli, tellee, telne, telo, terle, thiel, thiele, thil, thile, tial, tibe, tible, tidle, tiee, tiel, tiele, tiely, tife, tige, tigle, Tilahu, Tilak, tilb, tild, Tilea, tilen, tilet, tilex, Tiley, tilez, tilf, Tilla, Tillam, tille, tillen, Tillet, tilleul, Tilli, Tillo, tiln, Tilne, tils, Tilsey, tilte, tilv, tily, tilye, tioe, tipe, tiple, tiqe, Tiql, Tirley, Tisl, tive, tiwe, tixe, tize, tle, tlem, Tli, Tlis, tolay, Tolbe, tole, tolem, tolu, trile, trisle, ttle, tuel, tuila, tuile, tulo, tuple, txil, tyfe, tyie, tyl, Tyla, tyle, tylex, tylte, tyve, tyze, uile. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Tile"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "tile" (pronounced tī"l)
3	t ī" l	stile, style, restyle.
2	-ī" l	aisle, Argyll, awhile, beguile, bile, compile, file, guile, Heil, Isle, mile, Phyle, pile, refile, revile, rile, smile, vile, while, wile, worthwhile, Wyle.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Tile

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: lite.
	Words within the letters "e-i-l-t"
	-1 letter: lei, let, lie, lit, tel, tie, til.
	-2 letters: el, et, it, li, ti.
	Words containing the letters "e-i-l-t"
	+1 letter: blite, elint, elite, filet, flite, inlet, islet, istle, ixtle, legit, liter, lithe, litre, relit, stile, telia, telic, teloi, tilde, tiled, tiler, tiles, title, toile, utile.
	+2 letters: aiglet, albeit, albite, aplite, atelic, billet, blites, blithe, blivet, boleti, citole, client, delict, delist, deltic, dentil, detail, dilate, dilute, elegit, elicit, elints, elites, enlist, entail, entoil, eolith, etoile, fetial, filets, fillet, filter, fliest, flited, flites, futile, gelati, gentil, giblet, giglet, gimlet, glutei, halite, hilted, idlest, illest, illite, inlets, iolite, islets, istles, itself, ixtles, jilted, jilter, kilted, kilter, kiltie, kirtle, kittel, kittle, lectin, legist, legits, lenity, lentic, lentil, levity, lifted, lifter, ligate, likest, lilted, limpet, linnet, lintel, linter, listed, listee, listel, listen, lister, liters, lither, litres, litten, litter, little, livest, loiter, luetic, lutein, millet, milted, milter, motile, oolite, outlie, pelite, piglet, pintle, piolet, plutei, polite, regilt, relict, relist, retail, retial, retile, riblet, rillet, rutile, saltie, silent, silted, sliest, stelai, stelic, stifle, stiles, stipel, tailed, tailer, taille, talkie, telial, telium, tenail, tickle, tildes, tilers, tilled, tiller, tilted, tilter, timely, tineal, tingle, tinkle, tinsel, tipple, tirled, titled, titles, tittle, toiled, toiler, toiles, toilet, trifle, triple, tuille, vilest, violet, vittle, wiglet, willet, wilted, wintle.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern

5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art

9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Names: Company Usage
12. Expressions

13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Translations: Ancient
16. Bible Trace

17. Derivations
18. Rhymes
19. Anagrams
20. Bibliography

Tile

Definition: Tile

Tile

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Tile

Specialty Definition: Tile

Tiling

Alternating tilings of type (n,m)

Coloured tilings

Faultfree tilings

Irreptiles

Neat tilings

Penrose tilings

Puritiles

Squares

Synonym: Tile

Synonyms within Context: Tile

Clothing

Covering

Insanity

Crosswords: Tile

Modern Usage: Tile

Screenplays

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Tile

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Tile

Photos:Tile

Illustrations:Tile

Computer Images:Tile

Photo Album: Tile

Digital Photo Gallery: Tile

Non-Fiction Usage: Tile

Usage Frequency: Tile

Usage in Company Names: Tile

Tile Afrika Holdings Limited

Expressions: Tile

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tile

Modern Translation: Tile

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Farsi

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Thai

Turkish

Ukrainian

Vietnamese

Welsh

Ancestral Language Translations: Tile

Photos:
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Illustrations:
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Computer Images:
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