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superscript en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). By surface analysis, super- + script.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Placed above the normal line of text.

superscript en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). By surface analysis, super- + script.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text.
   • In x², the 2 written in superscript means “to the power of two”.

Forms

Antonyms

subscript

Translations (22)

de Hochzahl (a type of lettering form) · pt sobrescrito (a type of lettering form) · nb hevet skrift (a type of lettering form) · el εκθέτης (a type of lettering form) · it apice (a type of lettering form) · fr lettre supérieure (a type of lettering form) · mk надзнак (a type of lettering form) · ru ве́рхний и́ндекс (a type of lettering form) · fr exposant (a type of lettering form) · cs horní index (a type of lettering form) · de Exponent (a type of lettering form) · hu felső index (a type of lettering form) · de hochgestelltes Zeichen (a type of lettering form) · de hochgestelltes Druckzeichen (a type of lettering form) · de hochstehendes Zeichen (a type of lettering form) · de Hochstellung (a type of lettering form) · ja 上つき (a type of lettering form) · fi yläindeksi (a type of lettering form) · cmn 上標 /上标 (a type of lettering form) · ru суперскри́пт (a type of lettering form) · de Superskript (a type of lettering form) · es superíndice (a type of lettering form)

superscript en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). By surface analysis, super- + script.

Meanings

1. (of a variable, transitive) To provide with a superscript.
   • The ambient or unsaturated value of a variable is superscripted with a "*". 1987, Pragasen Pillay, “Permanent magnet synchronous motor drives and brushless DC motor drives for servo applications”, Conference Record of the 1987 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (Part I), IEEE, page 387
2. (of a text, transitive) To convert to a superscript form.
   • Select the number or letter you want to superscript and, in the Font dialog box, enter an Offset percentage to tell PowerPoint how high to raise the number or letter. 2011, Peter Weverka, PowerPoint 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies:

Forms

Antonyms

subscript

Relateds

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