coma

From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

(typography) alternative form of comma (“punctuation mark”)


duplex

(typography) duplex matrix (matrix bearing two signs next to each other)


anima

From Latin anima, from animus, from Proto-Italic *anamos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, a nominal derivative of *h₂enh₁- (“breathe”). Doublet of alma.


breve

(typography) breve (the diacritical mark ˘)


chiocciola

From a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *clociola, diminutive of *clocea, from metathesis of Latin cochlea (“snail”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías), cognate with κόχλος (kókhlos, “shellfish”).

(typography, computing) the “@” symbol, commercial at, at sign


grappa

Borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *krappō (“hook”).


spazio

Borrowed from Latin spatium, whence also Old Italian spazzo (“floor”), an inherited doublet.

(mathematics, geometry, astronomy, typography, other senses) space


rientrare

it-verb

rientràre (first-person singular present riéntro, first-person singular past historic rientrài, past participle rientràto, auxiliary èssere)

rientràre (canonical)
riéntro (first-person present singular)
rientrài (first-person historic past singular)
rientràto (participle past)
èssere (auxiliary)
rientràre (infinitive)
èssere (auxiliary)
rientràndo (gerund)
rientrànte (participle present)
rientràto (participle past)
riéntro (first-person indicative present singular)
riéntri (indicative present second-person singular)
riéntra (indicative present singular third-person)
rientriàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
rientràte (indicative plural present second-person)
riéntrano (indicative plural present third-person)
rientràvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rientràvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rientràva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rientravàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rientravàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rientràvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rientrài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
rientràsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rientrò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
rientràmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
rientràste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
rientràrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rientrerò (first-person future indicative singular)
rientrerài (future indicative second-person singular)
rientrerà (future indicative singular third-person)
rientrerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
rientreréte (future indicative plural second-person)
rientrerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
rientrerèi (conditional first-person singular)
rientrerésti (conditional second-person singular)
rientrerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
rientrerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
rientrerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
rientreréste (conditional plural second-person)
rientrerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
rientrerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
riéntri (first-person present singular subjunctive)
riéntri (present second-person singular subjunctive)
riéntri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rientriàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rientriàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
riéntrino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rientràssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rientràssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rientràsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rientràssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rientràste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rientràssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
riéntra (imperative second-person singular)
riéntri (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rientriàmo (first-person imperative plural)
rientràte (imperative plural second-person)
riéntrino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
rientràre (imperative negative second-person singular)
riéntri (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rientriàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
rientràte (imperative negative plural second-person)
riéntrino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


noce

it-noun

noce f (plural noci, diminutive nocìna, augmentative nocióna)

noci (plural)
nocìna (diminutive)
nocióna (augmentative)

Inherited from Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.


corsivo

it-adj

corsivo (feminine corsiva, masculine plural corsivi, feminine plural corsive)

corsiva (feminine)
corsivi (masculine plural)
corsive (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin cursīvus (probably a semi-learned borrowing), from Latin cursus.

il Nome d’un Paeſe è intagliato in lettere capitali tonde; e quelle d’un altro Paeſe, che vi è come incaﬅrato, in lettere capitali corſive

1693, Vincenzo Coronelli, “Delli caratteri, e punti [Of characters and punctuation marks]” (chapter 11), in Epitome cosmografica [Cosmographic epitome], page 369:

A country's name is etched in regular capital letters; and those of a different country, which is sort of embedded in it, in italic capital letters


corsivo

L’Abecedario Latino […] in rigore non hà che 19 Lettere, che ſono le ſeguenti majuſcole, e minuſcole, tanto in carattere tondo quanto in corſivo

1701, Vincenzo Coronelli, “ABEC”, in Biblioteca universale sacro-profana, antico-moderna, volume 1, Venice: Antonio Tivani, section 1841, page 387:

The Latin abecedarium strictly contains only 19 letters, which are the following, uppercase and lowercase, in both regular font and in italics

Smessa però quella mania di stampare tutto in corsivo, che stanca l’occhio del lettore, le edizioni tornarono all’ordine consueto

1870 May 1, “Sull’uso del corsivo, e bisogno potente di alcune riforme nell’inglese e nel ronde [On the use of italics, and the urgent need of reforms in English, and in regular character]”, in L’arte della stampa (anno II; 3), page 22:

But once that frenzy of printing everything in italics, which is tiring to the reader's eye, was over, publications went back to the usual form

Per formattare il testo in corsivo premete CTRL+I

1999, Giulia Maselli, Leonardo Pedersoli, transl., “La formattazione dei caratteri [Formatting of characters]” (chapter 11), in Word 2000 per Windows For Dummies, translation of Word 2000 For Windows For Dummies by Dan Gookin, →ISBN, page 142:


colonna

→ Greek: κολόνα (kolóna)

→ Lithuanian: kolona

→ Romanian: coloană

→ Russian: коло́нна (kolónna)

→ Serbo-Croatian: kolona


compaginare

it-verb

compaginàre (first-person singular present compàgino, first-person singular past historic compaginài, past participle compaginàto, auxiliary avére)

compaginàre (canonical)
compàgino (first-person present singular)
compaginài (first-person historic past singular)
compaginàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
compaginàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
compaginàndo (gerund)
compaginànte (participle present)
compaginàto (participle past)
compàgino (first-person indicative present singular)
compàgini (indicative present second-person singular)
compàgina (indicative present singular third-person)
compaginiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
compaginàte (indicative plural present second-person)
compàginano (indicative plural present third-person)
compaginàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
compaginàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
compaginàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
compaginavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
compaginavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
compaginàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
compaginài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
compaginàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
compaginò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
compaginàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
compaginàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
compaginàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
compaginerò (first-person future indicative singular)
compaginerài (future indicative second-person singular)
compaginerà (future indicative singular third-person)
compaginerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
compagineréte (future indicative plural second-person)
compaginerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
compaginerèi (conditional first-person singular)
compaginerésti (conditional second-person singular)
compaginerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
compaginerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
compaginerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
compagineréste (conditional plural second-person)
compaginerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
compaginerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
compàgini (first-person present singular subjunctive)
compàgini (present second-person singular subjunctive)
compàgini (present singular subjunctive third-person)
compaginiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
compaginiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
compàginino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
compaginàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
compaginàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
compaginàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
compaginàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
compaginàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
compaginàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
compàgina (imperative second-person singular)
compàgini (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
compaginiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
compaginàte (imperative plural second-person)
compàginino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
compaginàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
compàgini (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
compaginiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
compaginàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
compàginino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, typography) to lay out (a page)


asta

(typography) the vertical part of a letter

a short, straight line
the vertical part of a letter


deponente

From esponente, with the prefix changed to de-.


carattere

it-noun

carattere m (plural caratteri, diminutive caratterino, augmentative caratteróne, pejorative caratteràccio)

caratteri (plural)
caratterino (diminutive)
caratteróne (augmentative)
caratteràccio (pejorative)

From Latin charactērem (““characteristic”, “mark””), from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr).

der

(typography) type, typeface, font, print


dieresi

From Late Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς (dĭaíresĭs).

(linguistics, prosody) the separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables


richiamo

(typography) reference mark (symbol used to refer a reader to a footnote or endnote)

(typography) ellipsis of segno di richiamo

meanings related to written works:
ellipsis of segno di richiamo

segno di richiamo
segno di richiamo#Italian

(typography) a mark left to indicate progress in proofreading

(publishing) guidewords (words to help reader in finding specific entry)

(printing, historical) catchword (word that repeats the first word on the following page)


virgolette

(typography) quotation marks, quotes, inverted commas, speech marks, guillemet


virgoletta

(typography) quotation mark, inverted comma


parentesi

From Late Latin parenthesis, from Ancient Greek πᾰρένθεσῐς (părénthesĭs).


legatura

→ English: legatura

From Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus.

typographic ligature
typographic ligature

(orthography, typography) typographic ligature


rimaneggiare

it-verb

rimaneggiàre (first-person singular present rimanéggio, first-person singular past historic rimaneggiài, past participle rimaneggiàto, auxiliary avére)

rimaneggiàre (canonical)
rimanéggio (first-person present singular)
rimaneggiài (first-person historic past singular)
rimaneggiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
rimaneggiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
rimaneggiàndo (gerund)
rimaneggiànte (participle present)
rimaneggiàto (participle past)
rimanéggio (first-person indicative present singular)
rimanéggi (indicative present second-person singular)
rimanéggia (indicative present singular third-person)
rimaneggiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
rimaneggiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
rimanéggiano (indicative plural present third-person)
rimaneggiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rimaneggiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rimaneggiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rimaneggiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rimaneggiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rimaneggiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rimaneggiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
rimaneggiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rimaneggiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
rimaneggiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
rimaneggiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
rimaneggiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rimaneggerò (first-person future indicative singular)
rimaneggerài (future indicative second-person singular)
rimaneggerà (future indicative singular third-person)
rimaneggerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
rimaneggeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
rimaneggerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
rimaneggerèi (conditional first-person singular)
rimaneggerésti (conditional second-person singular)
rimaneggerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
rimaneggerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
rimaneggerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
rimaneggeréste (conditional plural second-person)
rimaneggerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
rimaneggerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
rimanéggi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rimanéggi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rimanéggi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rimaneggiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rimaneggiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rimanéggino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rimaneggiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rimaneggiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rimaneggiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rimaneggiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rimaneggiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rimaneggiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rimanéggia (imperative second-person singular)
rimanéggi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rimaneggiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
rimaneggiàte (imperative plural second-person)
rimanéggino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
rimaneggiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
rimanéggi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rimaneggiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
rimaneggiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
rimanéggino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, typography) to recompose (text) in order to correct errors


spaziare

spaziàre (first-person singular present spàzio, first-person singular past historic spaziài, past participle spaziàto, auxiliary avére)

spaziàre (canonical)
spàzio (first-person present singular)
spaziài (first-person historic past singular)
spaziàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
spaziàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
spaziàndo (gerund)
spaziànte (participle present)
spaziàto (participle past)
spàzio (first-person indicative present singular)
spàzi (indicative present second-person singular)
spàzia (indicative present singular third-person)
spaziàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
spaziàte (indicative plural present second-person)
spàziano (indicative plural present third-person)
spaziàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
spaziàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
spaziàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
spaziavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
spaziavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
spaziàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
spaziài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
spaziàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
spaziò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
spaziàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
spaziàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
spaziàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
spazierò (first-person future indicative singular)
spazierài (future indicative second-person singular)
spazierà (future indicative singular third-person)
spazierémo (first-person future indicative plural)
spazieréte (future indicative plural second-person)
spazierànno (future indicative plural third-person)
spazierèi (conditional first-person singular)
spazierésti (conditional second-person singular)
spazierèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
spazierébbe (conditional singular third-person)
spazierémmo (conditional first-person plural)
spazieréste (conditional plural second-person)
spazierèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
spazierébbero (conditional plural third-person)
spàzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
spàzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
spàzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
spaziàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
spaziàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
spàzino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
spaziàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
spaziàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
spaziàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
spaziàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
spaziàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
spaziàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
spàzia (imperative second-person singular)
spàzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
spaziàmo (first-person imperative plural)
spaziàte (imperative plural second-person)
spàzino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
spaziàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
spàzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
spaziàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
spaziàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
spàzino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from Latin spatiāri. Doublet of spazzare, which was inherited.


poligrafico

it-adj

poligrafico (feminine poligrafica, masculine plural poligrafici, feminine plural poligrafiche)

poligrafica (feminine)
poligrafici (masculine plural)
poligrafiche (feminine plural)


scompaginare

it-verb

scompaginàre (first-person singular present scompàgino, first-person singular past historic scompaginài, past participle scompaginàto, auxiliary avére)

scompaginàre (canonical)
scompàgino (first-person present singular)
scompaginài (first-person historic past singular)
scompaginàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
scompaginàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
scompaginàndo (gerund)
scompaginànte (participle present)
scompaginàto (participle past)
scompàgino (first-person indicative present singular)
scompàgini (indicative present second-person singular)
scompàgina (indicative present singular third-person)
scompaginiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
scompaginàte (indicative plural present second-person)
scompàginano (indicative plural present third-person)
scompaginàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scompaginàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
scompaginàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
scompaginavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
scompaginavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
scompaginàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scompaginài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
scompaginàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
scompaginò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
scompaginàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
scompaginàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
scompaginàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
scompaginerò (first-person future indicative singular)
scompaginerài (future indicative second-person singular)
scompaginerà (future indicative singular third-person)
scompaginerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
scompagineréte (future indicative plural second-person)
scompaginerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
scompaginerèi (conditional first-person singular)
scompaginerésti (conditional second-person singular)
scompaginerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
scompaginerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
scompaginerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
scompagineréste (conditional plural second-person)
scompaginerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
scompaginerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
scompàgini (first-person present singular subjunctive)
scompàgini (present second-person singular subjunctive)
scompàgini (present singular subjunctive third-person)
scompaginiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
scompaginiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
scompàginino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scompaginàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
scompaginàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
scompaginàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
scompaginàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
scompaginàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
scompaginàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
scompàgina (imperative second-person singular)
scompàgini (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scompaginiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
scompaginàte (imperative plural second-person)
scompàginino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
scompaginàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
scompàgini (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scompaginiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
scompaginàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
scompàginino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, typography) to break down the layout of (a page)


interlineare

a/ì.addnote􂀿pres1p,sub1p,sub2p􂁀􂀿rare for euphonic reasons􂁀

interlineàre (first-person singular present interlìneo, first-person singular past historic interlineài, past participle interlineàto, auxiliary avére)

interlineàre (canonical)
interlìneo (first-person present singular)
interlineài (first-person historic past singular)
interlineàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
interlineàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
interlineàndo (gerund)
interlineànte (participle present)
interlineàto (participle past)
interlìneo (first-person indicative present singular)
interlìnei (indicative present second-person singular)
interlìnea (indicative present singular third-person)
interlineiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
interlineàte (indicative plural present second-person)
interlìneano (indicative plural present third-person)
interlineàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
interlineàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
interlineàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
interlineavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
interlineavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
interlineàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
interlineài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
interlineàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
interlineò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
interlineàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
interlineàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
interlineàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
interlineerò (first-person future indicative singular)
interlineerài (future indicative second-person singular)
interlineerà (future indicative singular third-person)
interlineerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
interlineeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
interlineerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
interlineerèi (conditional first-person singular)
interlineerésti (conditional second-person singular)
interlineerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
interlineerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
interlineerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
interlineeréste (conditional plural second-person)
interlineerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
interlineerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
interlìnei (first-person present singular subjunctive)
interlìnei (present second-person singular subjunctive)
interlìnei (present singular subjunctive third-person)
interlineiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
interlineiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
interlìneino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
interlineàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
interlineàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
interlineàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
interlineàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
interlineàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
interlineàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
interlìnea (imperative second-person singular)
interlìnei (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
interlineiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
interlineàte (imperative plural second-person)
interlìneino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
interlineàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
interlìnei (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
interlineiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
interlineàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
interlìneino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive, typography) to lead, lead out


fotolitografico

it-adj

fotolitografico (feminine fotolitografica, masculine plural fotolitografici, feminine plural fotolitografiche)

fotolitografica (feminine)
fotolitografici (masculine plural)
fotolitografiche (feminine plural)


racla

Borrowed from French racle, from racler (“to scrape”).

(typography) a device for spreading ink on ink-cylinders


rilievografico

rilievografico (feminine rilievografica, masculine plural rilievografici, feminine plural rilievografiche)

rilievografica (feminine)
rilievografici (masculine plural)
rilievografiche (feminine plural)


battitoio

(typography) a wooden block used to level characters


Bodoni

(typography) a typeface originally designed by Giambattista Bodoni, Italian printer and typographer


castelletto

From castello + -etto (diminutive suffix). Compare French châtelet, English castlet.

(typography) a part of a composing stick used to adjust text justification


punto e virgola

it-noun

punto e virgola m (usually invariable, plural punti e virgola or punti e virgole)

punti e virgola (plural)
punti e virgole (plural)


grafema

(orthography, typography) grapheme (smallest unit of a writing system of any given language;letters of alphabet)


spaziatore

it-adj

spaziatore (feminine spaziatrice, masculine plural spaziatori, feminine plural spaziatrici)

spaziatrice (feminine)
spaziatori (masculine plural)
spaziatrici (feminine plural)


a.c.

(typography, music) abbreviation of a capo


segno diacritico

it-noun

segno diacritico m (plural segni diacritici)

(orthography, typography) diacritical mark, diacritic


parentesi angolare

parentesi angolare f (plural parentesi angolari)


sbarretta obliqua

sbarretta obliqua f (plural sbarrette oblique)

(typography) slash, fraction slash, stroke, oblique mark, oblique stroke, oblique dash


parentesi quadra

parentesi quadra f (plural parentesi quadre)


parentesi graffa

parentesi graffa f (plural parentesi graffe)


sbassatura

(typography) the reduction in height of characters fused together


abbassatura

(typography) alternative form of sbassatura


segno di richiamo

segno di richiamo m (plural segni di richiamo)

(typography) a mark on a proof sheet used to indicate a correction


interlineazione

interlineazione f (plural interlineazioni)

From interlineare (“to space out”) + -zione (“-tion”).

af

(rare, typography) the operation of spacing out lines


boccame

(typography) a riser stuck to newly-casted types


asta inferiore

it-noun

asta inferiore f (plural aste inferiori)

(typography) descender (portion of a lowercase letter that extends below the midline)


asta superiore

asta superiore f (plural aste superiori)

(typography) ascender (portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline)