recto

Verso's opposite side

Recto is the right-hand page of an open book, the front side of a leaf.

In Western books, rectos bear odd page numbers.

The term comes from publishing and bibliography, where it pairs with verso (the left-hand page or back of a leaf): The illustration appears on the recto, with explanatory text on the verso.

page

verso

Left-hand book page

  • folioSingle-fold page format
  • leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
  • sheetFlat rectangular material

front · obverse · pagination · numbering · margin · header · footer · watermark · paper · parchment

bookbinding

verso

Left-hand book page

quire · collation · sewing · spine · endpaper · headband · case · hinge · tipping · gilding

anatomy

rectum

Terminal intestinal chamber

digestive · gastrointestinal · sigmoid · anal · colorectal · colonoscopy · proctology · fecal · peristalsis · mucosa

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Opposites
page orientation in books/manuscripts

rectoverso

Left-hand book page

reverse · back · flipside · obverse · inside

Phrases
Family

direct, correct, director, incorrect, correction, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rectangular

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