octavo

oc·ta·vo  (k-tv, -tä-)

n. pl. oc·ta·vos In both senses also called eightvo.

1. The page size, from 5 by 8 inches to 6 by 9 ¹/₂ inches, of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves.

2. A book composed of octavo pages.

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[Medieval Latin (in) octv, (in) an eighth, from Latin, ablative sing. of octvus, eighth, from oct, eight; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots.]

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octavo [ɒkˈteɪvəʊ]

n pl -vos

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called eightvo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper of a specified size to form eight leaves demi-octavo Often written 8vo 8°

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book of this size

3. (formerly) a size of cut paper 8 inches by 5 inches (20.3 cm by 12.7 cm)

[from New Latin phrase in octavo in an eighth (of a whole sheet)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

octavo - the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves 8vo, eightvo size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"

Translations

octavo [ɒkˈteɪvəʊ]

A. ADJ → en octavo

B. N (octavos (pl)) → libro m en octavo

octavo

n → Oktav(format) nt; (also octavo volume) → Oktavband m

octavo [ɒkˈteɪvəʊ] n → volume m in-ottavo