Terminology Index

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Letter: T

tablet
a small, flat slab or surface of stone, especially one bearing or intended to bear an inscription, carving or the like.
template
a pattern for repetitive marking or fabricating operation; "safe" a water closet base.
terrazzo
a type of concrete in which chips or pieces of stone, usually marble, are mixed with cement and are ground to a flat surface, exposing the chips, which take a high polish.
texture
three dimensional surface enrichment independent of color.
thin stone
stone slabs generally of two inches or less in thickness.
thin marble
a fabricated marble unit of 2 inches (50 mm) thick.
tile
a thin modular stone unit.
tolerance
dimensional allowance made for the inability of men and machines to fabricate a product of exact dimensions.
throat
the name sometimes given to the small groove under the windowsill or dripstone, intended of deflect rain water from the wall face.
tooled finished
customarily are four, six or eight parallel, concave grooves to the inch.
tracery
ornamentation of panels, circular windows, window heads, etc.
translucence
permitting light to pass through with little diffusing. Certain marble varieties are translucent.
travertine
a form of limestone precipitated from ground waters, as in caves or in orifices of springs (see limestone group).
travertine limestone
a variety of limestone that has a partly crystalline or microcrystalline texture and porous or cellular layered structure, the cells being usually concentrated along certain layers and commonly displaying small stalactic forms.
travertine marble
a variety of limestone regarded as a product of chemical precipitation from hot springs. Travertine is cellular with the cells usually concentrated in thin layers that display a stalactic structure. Some that take a polish are sold as marble and may be classified as travertine marble under the class of "Commercial Marble."
tread
a flat stone used as the top walking surface on steps.
trim
stone used as decorative items only, such as sills, coping, enframements, etc., with the facing of another material.
trimmer arch
a stone arch, usually a low-rise arch, used for supporting a fireplace hearth.
tuff
cemented volcanic ash, many varieties included.