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sextodecimo
sex·to·dec·i·mo S0302800 (sĕk′stō-dĕs′ə-mō′)n. pl. sex·to·dec·i·mos 1. The page size of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into 16 leaves or 32 pages.2. A book composed of sextodecimo pages. In both senses also called sixteenmo.
[Latin sextōdecimō, ablative of sextusdecimus, one sixteenth : sextus, sixth; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots + decimus, tenth (from decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots).]sextodecimo (ˌsɛkstəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ) n, pl -mos (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) bookbinding another word for sixteenmo[C17: from Latin sextusdecimus sixteenth]six•teen•mo (ˈsɪksˈtin moʊ)
n., pl. -mos. 1. Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4x6 in.; 10x15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages. 2. a book of this size. Symbol: 16mo, 16° [1840–50] TranslationsAcronymsSee16MO |