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The Mattress Underground

Glossary

Common terms found on The Mattress Underground

Discovery mattress dictionary book on wooden table in mattress store showroom with multiple beds and mattresses in background.

1. Understand Your Mattress

Mattress Components & DIY

Leggett & Platt ~ Bedding Components

Mattress Design and Construction

Leggett & Platt ~ Bedding Components

Mattress Materials - Properties & Performance

Coir
Cotton
Horsehair
IFD (Indentation Force Deflection)
ILD (Indentation Load Deflection)
Latex
Memory Foam
Natural Fibers
Rubberized Coir
Silk
Wool

3. The Mattress Industry

Curated Trusted Companies - Mattresses, Accessories, Components

Arizona Premium Mattress

Mattress & Bedding - General Brands

Ashley Furniture
Boyd
Corsicana
E.S. Kluft
Englander
King Koil
Kingsdown
Leggett & Platt ~ Bedding Components
Restonic
Sealy
Select Comfort
Serta
Sherwood
Simmons
Sleep Number
Southerland
Spring Air
Symbol
Therapedic

4. Under the Bed and Mattress Accessories

Foundations & Adjustable Beds

Adjustable Base
Inclined Sleep Wedge

Mattress Accessories

Inclined Sleep Wedge

6. Sleep Wellness & Health Terminology

Sleep Disorder Terms

Narcolepsy
Parasomnias
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)

Uncategorized

Base
Body Impression
Boxspring
Breathability
Comfort
Comfort Factor
Compression Modulus
Density
Durability
Hysteresis
Innerspring
Insulator
Intangibles
mmHg (Millimeters of Mercury)
Point Elasticity
Pressure Relief
Resilience
Response Curve
Sinking Down
Sinking In
Spinal Alignment
Support
Support Factor
Tension Adjustable Base