Mosaic Tile

20ft Dry Container

A 20-foot dry container (20DC / 20DV) is a closed general-purpose box used for many stone tile and cut-to-size shipments. Weight limits and packing protect finished material.

1x20dc20DC20' DV

Free Length

Free length means fixed-width strips or tiles supplied in variable or random lengths rather than one fixed length. It is a size term on orders, not a finish. Spanish: largo libre; Turkish: boy serbest or BS.

BSlargo libreboy serbest

Linear Meter

A linear meter (running meter) measures length along one axis—common for skirting, steps, and free-length strips. Turkish: mtul or metre tül; Spanish: metro lineal or ml. It is a unit term, not a finish.

mtulml

Tile Format

Dimensions or size configuration of tiles, slabs, or stone pieces. In trade it also appears as formato (Spanish), formatos (Spanish). Attested most in Spain, Turkey, and Venezuela.

formatoformatos

Quarry Block

Stone block extracted from a quarry. In trade it also appears as bloques (Spanish), blocco (Italian), bloklar (Turkish). Attested most in Spain, Turkey, and Italy.

bloquesbloccoblock

Block

Raw stone block extracted from a quarry. In trade it also appears as blok (Turkish), bloque (Spanish). Attested most in Turkey and Spain.

blokbloque

Thickness

Measurement between opposite surfaces of a material. In trade it also appears as grosor (Spanish), espesor (Spanish), kalınlık (Turkish). Attested most in Spain, Turkey, and Argentina.

grosorespesorkalınlık

Tile Size 60x60 Cm

60×60 cm is a common square stone tile format for floors and walls. Orders specify thickness (often 1–2 cm), finish, and packing with the size. Spanish: 60x60; Turkish trade often writes 60*60.

60×60 cm60×60 cm60×60 سم

Thickness 2 Cm

Stone material with two-centimeter thickness. In trade it also appears as 2lik (Turkish), 2 lik (Turkish). Attested most in Turkey.

2lik2 lik

Tile

Individual manufactured or cut unit used for surface covering. In trade it also appears as baldosa (Spanish), baldosas (Spanish), fayans (Turkish). Attested most in Spain and Turkey.

baldosabaldosasplaqueta

Two Centimeter Slab

Stone slab supplied at two-centimeter thickness. In trade it also appears as Tabla de 2 cm (Spanish), 2 cm plaka (Turkish), Tabla de 2 (Spanish). Attested most in Turkey, Spain, and Morocco.

Tabla de 2 cm2 cm plakaTabla de 2

Thickness 30mm

Stone material with standard three-centimeter thickness. In trade it also appears as 3 luk (Turkish), 3luk (Turkish). Attested most in Turkey.

3 luk3luk

Thickness 1 2 Cm

Stone thickness of 1.2 centimeters. In trade it also appears as 1,2 cm de grosor (Spanish), 1,2 cm (Spanish). Attested most in Turkey, Argentina, and Spain.

1,2 cm de grosor1,2 cm

French Pattern Set

A French pattern set is a modular multi-size tile kit that lays the Versailles/French pattern. Sold as pattern sets with defined piece mix, not a single tile size.

French Pattern SetFp setFrench Pattern Set Set

Tile Size 40 6x61x1 2

40.6×61×1.2 cm is a rectangular tile module used in some markets (often imperial 16×24 equivalents). Specify finish and packing with the size. In trade it also appears as 40,6x61x1,2 cm (Spanish), 61x40,6x1,2 cm (Spanish), 61x40,6x1,2cm. (OTHER). Attested most in Turkey, Argentina, and Spain.

40,6x61x1,2 cm61x40,6x1,2 cm40,6x61x1,2 cm

Custom Size

Custom size means nonstandard customer-specified dimensions instead of stock modules. Typical for cut-to-size projects; drawings and tolerances come with the order.

custom sizeمقاس مخصصtamaño personalizado