superscript
pronunciation
How to pronounce superscript in British English:
UK [ˈsu:pəskrɪpt]
How to pronounce superscript in American English:
US [ˈsupərskrɪpt]
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- Noun:
- a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
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- Adjective:
- written or printed above and to one side of another character
Word Origin
- superscript (n.)
- 1580s, "address or direction on a letter," from Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus "written above," past participle of superscribere "write over or above something (as a correction)," from super "above" (see super-) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)). Meaning "number or letter written above something" first recorded 1901.
Example
- 1. Shenyang high-tech zone superscript valve metal materials station .
- 2. The superscript numbers in the text refer to the bibliography .
- 3. Superscript tyrants net amount available in the project .
- 4. Places elements as superscript or subscript characters .
- 5. You can use subscript and superscript , too .