sixteenmo

six·teen·mo

S0441400 (sĭk-stēn′mō)n. pl. six·teen·mos See sextodecimo.

sixteenmo

(ˈsɪksˈtiːnməʊ) n, pl -mos1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called: sextodecimo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into 16 leaves or 32 pages, each one sixteenth the size of the sheet. Often written: 16mo or 16° 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book of this size

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]