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superscripting

superscripting is the present participle and gerund of superscript.

Meaning of superscript

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

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Questions about superscripting

What is superscripting the present participle and gerund of?
Superscripting is the present participle and gerund of superscript.

Words near superscripting in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superscripting (page history and authors); superscript (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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