Definitions for octavoɒkˈteɪ voʊ, -ˈtɑ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•ta•voɒkˈteɪ voʊ, -ˈtɑ-(n.; adj.)(pl.)-vos
(n.)a book size of about 6 x 9 in. (16 x 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°
Category: Printing
a book of this size.
Category: Printing
(adj.)in octavo.
Category: Printing
Origin of octavo:
1575–85; short for NL in octāvō in an eighth
Princeton's WordNet
octavo, eightvo, 8vo(noun)
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
Wiktionary
octavo(Noun)
A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches high and 4.5 to 6 inches wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. Made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.
octavo(Noun)
A book of octavo pages.
Translations for octavo
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- agtsteAfrikaans
- ثُمْنArabic
- една осмаBulgarian
- oitavoPortuguese (BR)
- osminaCzech
- das AchtelGerman
- ottendedelDanish
- ένα όγδοοGreek
- octavoSpanish
- kaheksandikEstonian
- یک هشتمFarsi
- kahdeksasosaFinnish
- huitièmeFrench
- שְׁמִינִיתHebrew
- आठवांHindi
- osminaCroatian
- nyolcadHungarian
- seperdelapanIndonesian
- áttundi hlutiIcelandic
- ottavoItalian
- ８分の１Japanese
- 8분의 1의Korean
- aštuntoji dalisLithuanian
- astotā daļaLatvian
- satu per lapanMalay
- achtsteDutch
- åtte(nde)delNorwegian
- ósma (część)Polish
- یک هشتمPersian
- اتمPashto
- oitavoPortuguese
- optimeRomanian
- восьмая частьRussian
- osminaSlovak
- osminaSlovenian
- osminaSerbian
- åtton[de]delSwedish
- หนึ่งส่วนแปดThai
- sekizde bir, 1/8Turkish
- 八分之一Chinese (Trad.)
- восьма частинаUkrainian
- آٹھواں حصہUrdu
- thứ támVietnamese
- 八分之一Chinese (Simp.)
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