VARIEGATION — in the mosaic context, it is the technique of creating colour variations to the background colour with irregular streaks of different colours.
Vermiculatum — Literally 'worm-like', commonly used to describe the technique of pictorial mosaics made with minute tesserae, in which part or all of a figural mosaic is made up of small, closely set tesserae (cubes of stone, ceramic, glass, or other hard material) that permit fine gradations of colour and an exact following of figure contours and outlines.
VINYL ADHESIVE — Synthetic adhesive made with polyvinyl acetate.
VITRIFIED TILE — Dense-bodied tile with very low porosity. They are created by adding elements such as quartz, silica and feldspar to clay.
