FORMAT

‖For′mat″ (fō̍r′mȧ″ or fō̍r′mät″), n. [[F. or G. Cf. Formation.]] (Print.) The shape and size of a book; hence, its external form. The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work. G. H. Putnam. One might, indeed, protest that the format is a little too luxurious. Nature.