x-height

[ eks-hahyt ]
/ ˈɛksˌhaɪt /

noun Typography.

the height of a lowercase x.

Origin of x-height

First recorded in 1945–50

OTHER WORDS FROM x-height

x-high [eks-hahy] /ˈɛksˈhaɪ/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for x-height

x-height

noun

printing the height of lower case letters of a typeface, without ascenders or descenders