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superscript

superscript noun: 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.

Noun

superscript (countable and uncountable, plural superscripts)

  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”.

Adjective

superscript (not comparable)

  1. Placed above the normal line of text.

Verb

superscript (third-person singular simple present superscripts, present participle superscripting, simple past and past participle superscripted)

  1. (transitive) 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 the 1987 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual...
  2. (transitive) 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 Desk Reference For Dummies

superscript meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

superscript in Tamil

மேலெழுத்து, மேல் இலக்கணம், மேல்குறியீடு

superscript in Malayalam

ശീർഷാങ്കം

superscript in Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ಬರಹ

Antonyms of superscript

Forms of superscript

Noun
pluralsuperscripts
Verb
third-person singular presentsuperscripts
present participlesuperscripting
past participlesuperscripted
pastsuperscripted

Origin of superscript

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

Questions about superscript

What does superscript mean?
Superscript means 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.
What is superscript in Tamil?
Superscript in Tamil is மேலெழுத்து, மேல் இலக்கணம், மேல்குறியீடு. See Superscript meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is superscript?
Superscript can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
What is the plural of superscript?
The plural of superscript is superscripts.

Words near superscript in the dictionary

  1. superscreens
  2. superscribe
  3. superscribed
  4. superscribes
  5. superscribing
  6. superscript
  7. superscripted
  8. superscripting
  9. superscription
  10. superscriptions
  11. superscripts

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: superscript (page history and authors); superscript (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superscript (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superscript (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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