8vo

8vo
eightvo eightvo n. the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. The pages have about half the area of a {quarto}. Symbolized as {8vo}, and {8[deg]}.

Syn: octavo, 8vo, 8[deg]. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • 8vo — abbreviation octavo …   English new terms dictionary

  • 8vo — abbr. octavo. * * * noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves • Syn: ↑octavo, ↑eightvo • Hypernyms: ↑size * * * [äk tävō] abbr. octavo …   Useful english dictionary

  • Metric royal 8vo (trimmed size) — Формат книги (обрезанной) 234x156 мм …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • Metric royal 8vo (untrimmed size) — Формат книги (необрезанной) 240x159 мм …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • To fold in 8vo — Фальцевать в три сгиба (перпендикулярно) …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

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