recto

/ˈɹɛk.toʊ/

ɹƐK · toʊ (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.

Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Compare versus (“turned”).