superscript
[ soo-per-skript ]
/ ˈsu pərˌskrɪpt /
adjective
Printing.
superior(def 10).
noun
Printing.
superior(def 12).
Obsolete.
an address on a letter; superscription.
Origin of superscript
1580–90; < Latin
superscrīptus (past participle of
superscrībere to
superscribe), equivalent to
super-
super- +
scrīptus written; see
script
Words nearby superscript
supersaturate,
supersaturated,
supersaur,
supersaver,
superscribe,
superscript,
superscription,
supersede,
supersedeas,
supersedure,
superseniority
Example sentences from the Web for superscript
Footnote numbers are shown as small, superscript, bracketed codes in the text.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 6 |Lord Byron
British Dictionary definitions for superscript
superscript
/ (ˈsuːpəˌskrɪpt) /
adjective
noun
a superscript or superior character
obsolete
a superscription on a document, letter, etc
Word Origin for superscript
C16: from Latin
superscriptus; see
superscribe