Superscript

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolsuperíndice

Françaisexposant lettre supérieure

DeutschExponent hochgestelltes Druckzeichen hochgestelltes Zeichenhochstehendes Zeichen Hochstellung Hochzahl Superskript

11 more languages

العربيةحرف علوي

Češtinahorní index

Ελληνικάεκθέτης

Suomiyläindeksi

Magyarfelső index

Bahasa Indonesiasuperskrip tika atas

Italianoapice

日本語上つき

Македонскинадзнак

Portuguêssobrescrito

Русскийве́рхний и́ндекс суперскри́пт

Examples

“In x², the 2 written in superscript means “to the power of two”.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Superscription Superscriptions Superscripts supersecrecy supersecret supersecretion

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