'8vo' definitions:

Definition of '8vo'

From: WordNet
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, 8vo]

Definition of '8vo'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]