"superscript" meaning in English

See superscript in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{uder|en|frm|superscript}} Middle French superscript, {{uder|en|la|superscriptus||written above}} Latin superscriptus (“written above”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} superscript (not comparable)
  1. Placed above the normal line of text. Tags: not-comparable
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Noun

Forms: superscripts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{uder|en|frm|superscript}} Middle French superscript, {{uder|en|la|superscriptus||written above}} Latin superscriptus (“written above”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} superscript (countable and uncountable, plural superscripts)
  1. (typography) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Typography Translations (a type of lettering form): 上標 (Chinese Mandarin), 上标 (shàngbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), horní index [masculine] (Czech), yläindeksi (Finnish), exposant [masculine] (French), lettre supérieure [feminine] (French), Superskript [neuter] (German), Hochstellung [feminine] (German), hochgestelltes Zeichen [neuter] (German), hochgestelltes Druckzeichen [neuter] (German), Exponent [masculine] (German), Hochzahl [feminine] (German), hochstehendes Zeichen [neuter] (German), εκθέτης (ekthétis) [masculine] (Greek), felső index (Hungarian), apice [masculine] (Italian), 上つき (uwatsuki) (alt: うわつき) (Japanese), надзнак (nadznak) [masculine] (Macedonian), hevet skrift (Norwegian Bokmål), sobrescrito (Portuguese), ве́рхний и́ндекс (vérxnij índɛks) [masculine] (Russian), суперскри́пт (superskrípt) [masculine] (Russian), superíndice [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superscript-en-noun-d~Y3ruP~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 23 20 26 Topics: media, publishing, typography

Verb

Forms: superscripts [present, singular, third-person], superscripting [participle, present], superscripted [participle, past], superscripted [past]
Etymology: From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{uder|en|frm|superscript}} Middle French superscript, {{uder|en|la|superscriptus||written above}} Latin superscriptus (“written above”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} superscript (third-person singular simple present superscripts, present participle superscripting, simple past and past participle superscripted)
  1. (mathematics, sciences, typography, transitive, of a variable) To provide with a superscript. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Mathematics, Sciences, Typography
    Sense id: en-superscript-en-verb-9Fekkkcs Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 23 20 26 Topics: mathematics, media, publishing, sciences, typography
  2. (typography, transitive, of a text) To convert to a superscript form. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-superscript-en-verb-XdHZkKHL Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 23 20 26 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ª [feminine, ordinal], º [masculine, ordinal], (superscript n), ¹ (superscript 1), ² (superscript 2), ³ (superscript 3), reference mark

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ª"
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