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Serbian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing / hrbat | |||||||
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4 +2 | flat backbone, square back |
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flat backbone, square back Explanation: hrbat – back, spine (U), backbone [Vukičević B, Rečnik štamparstva i izdavaštva en.sr/sr-en] “TheFreeDictionary … backbone - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"” ( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/backbone ) “Merriam-Webster … Definition of SQUARE BACK : a flat backbone of a book — compare round back “ ( http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square back ) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-01 20:01:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ili: flat spine “Wiktionary … хрбат Serbo-Croatian 1. spine, backbone 2. ridge, crest (hill, mountain, wave) 3. spine (narrow, bound edge of a book)” ( http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/хрбат ) “Inward Bound … Flat spine: This construction contrasts with the rounded spine book . A stiff piece of board approximately the width of spine edge of the text block is joined to the book boards to create a case. In preparation for assembly, the signatures are carefully leveled (rather than curved) so that they rest flat against the spine of the book.” ( http://www.inward-bound.us/definitions.html ) |
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