Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by form]
6. [materials by physical form]

Narrower term/s

• [tile by function][+]
  • roofing tile [+]
    • [roofing tile by form] [+]
      • French tile
      • pan-and-roll roofing tile
      • Roman tile
      • shingle tile
      • Spanish tile
      • bǎnwǎ [+]
      • tòngwǎ [+]
      • barrel tile
      • flat tile
    • [roofing tile by location or context] [+]
      • crest tile
      • hip tile [+]
      • ridge tile
      • valley tile
      • eaves tile
      • dīshuǐ
    • [roofing tile by function] [+]
      • pantile
      • cover tile
      • ventilating tile
  • acoustical tile
  • paving tile
  • wall tile (tile)
  • floor tile
• [tile by material][+]
  • ceramic tile [NP] [+]
    • [ceramic tile by form] [+]
      • book tile
      • imbrex
      • quarry tile
    • [ceramic tile by function] [+]
      • mathematical tile
      • drain tile
      • structural clay tile [+]
      • weather tile
    • [ceramic tile by technique] [+]
      • azulejo
      • faience tile
      • encaustic tile
  • asbestos tile
  • clay tile
  • metal tile [+]
    • copper tile
  • heavy tile
  • large tile
  • rounded tile
  • concrete tile
  • glazed tile

Anotations

Scope note:

Flat, solid, and relatively thin durable items of various materials, generally used for roofing, flooring, or wall and ceiling covering; often rectangular or squarish in shape. For fired clay materials of varying shapes and thicknesses and with various uses in addition to covering, prefer "ceramic tile." For visual works, such as painting or sculpture, on a tile support, use "tiles (visual works)"; for visual work compositions comprising multiple tiles, use "tile work (visual works)."