superscript

Placed above the normal line of text.

Adjective

  1. Placed above the normal line of text.

Origin

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

Noun

  1. 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

superscripts

Antonyms

subscript

Verb

  1. 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...
  2. 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...

Forms

superscripts superscripting superscripted

Antonyms

subscript

Related

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