superscript

Meaning

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.

Adj

Placed above the normal line of text.

Verb

1. (transitive) To provide with a superscript.
2. (transitive) To convert to a superscript form.

Synonyms

superior

written above

superior figures

Translations

superíndice

superíndex

indice supérieur

hochgestellt

Exponent

texto acima da linha

texto superior à linha

supérieur

esponente

opschrijven

boven-index

bovenindex

expausant

Etymology

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