quarto
A size of paper. Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper…A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
(UK, countable, uncountable)Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
(countable, uncountable)A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
Origin
From Latin quartus (“fourth”).From Latin quartus (“fourth”).
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