Superscript — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

written or printed above and to one side of another character

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːpɚskɹˌɪpt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːpəskɹˌɪpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːpəskɹˌɪpt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈuːpɚskɹˌɪpt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

superior

Antonyms

adscript subscript

Parts of Speech

noun	a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
adjective	written or printed above and to one side of another character

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hochgestellt

ein Zeichen- oder Symbolsatz oder gedruckt oder geschrieben über und unmittelbar neben einem anderen Zeichen

🇫🇷French

exposant

un caractère ou un symbole défini ou imprimé ou écrit au-dessus et immédiatement d'un côté d'un autre caractère

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrescrito

un carácter o símbolo conjunto o impreso o escrito encima e inmediatamente a un lado de otro carácter

🇮🇹Italian

apice

un carattere o un simbolo impostato o stampato o scritto sopra e immediatamente a lato di un altro carattere

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobrescrito

um conjunto de caracteres ou símbolos ou impresso ou escrito acima e imediatamente ao lado de outro caractere

🇷🇺Russian

надстрочный индекс

набор символов или символов, напечатанный или написанный выше и непосредственно по одну сторону от другого символа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊपर की ओर लिखा हुआ

एक वर्ण या प्रतीक दूसरे वर्ण के ठीक एक तरफ सेट या मुद्रित या ऊपर लिखा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

সুপারস্ক্রিপ্ট

একটি অক্ষর বা প্রতীক সেট বা মুদ্রিত বা উপরে লিখিত এবং অবিলম্বে অন্য অক্ষরের একপাশে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலெழுத்து

ஒரு எழுத்து அல்லது குறியீடு தொகுப்பு அல்லது அச்சிடப்பட்ட அல்லது மேலே எழுதப்பட்ட மற்றும் உடனடியாக மற்றொரு எழுத்தின் ஒரு பக்கத்திற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

సూపర్ స్క్రిప్ట్

ఒక అక్షరం లేదా గుర్తు సెట్ లేదా ముద్రించబడిన లేదా పైన వ్రాసిన మరియు వెంటనే మరొక అక్షరానికి ఒక వైపుకు

🇮🇳Marathi

सुपरस्क्रिप्ट

एक वर्ण किंवा चिन्ह सेट किंवा छापलेले किंवा वर लिहिलेले आणि लगेच दुसर्या वर्णाच्या एका बाजूला

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુપરસ્ક્રિપ્ટ

એક અક્ષર અથવા પ્રતીક સેટ અથવા છાપેલ અથવા ઉપર લખાયેલ અને તરત જ બીજા પાત્રની એક બાજુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ಬರಹ

ಒಂದು ಅಕ್ಷರ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ ಸೆಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಮುದ್ರಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲೆ ಬರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಅಕ್ಷರದ ಒಂದು ಬದಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂപ്പർസ്ക്രിപ്റ്റ്

ഒരു പ്രതീകം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചിഹ്നം സെറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രിൻ്റ് ചെയ്തതോ എഴുതിയതോ മുകളിൽ, ഉടനെ മറ്റൊരു പ്രതീകത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു വശത്തേക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਪਰਸਕ੍ਰਿਪਟ

ਇੱਕ ਅੱਖਰ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਸੈੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਛਾਪਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਦੂਜੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپر اسکرپٹ

ایک کردار یا علامت سیٹ یا پرنٹ یا لکھا ہوا اوپر اور فوری طور پر دوسرے کردار کے ایک طرف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

上标

字符或符号集或打印或书写在另一个字符的上方并紧邻其一侧

🇯🇵Japanese

上付き文字

別の文字の上およびすぐ側に設定または印刷または書かれた文字または記号

🇰🇷Korean

어깨 기호

다른 문자의 한쪽 옆에 바로 위에 설정되거나 인쇄되거나 쓰여진 문자 또는 기호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỉ số trên

một bộ ký tự hoặc ký hiệu hoặc được in hoặc viết ở trên và ngay bên cạnh một ký tự khác

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวยก

ชุดอักขระหรือสัญลักษณ์หรือพิมพ์หรือเขียนไว้ด้านบนและติดกับด้านหนึ่งของอักขระอื่นทันที

🇮🇩Indonesian

superskrip

satu set karakter atau simbol atau dicetak atau ditulis di atas dan tepat di satu sisi karakter lainnya

🇲🇾Malay

superskrip

aksara atau simbol yang ditetapkan atau dicetak atau ditulis di atas dan serta-merta ke satu sisi aksara lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرتفع

مجموعة أحرف أو رموز أو مطبوعة أو مكتوبة أعلى وعلى الفور على جانب واحد من حرف آخر

🇮🇷Persian

بالانویس

یک کاراکتر یا نماد مجموعه یا چاپ یا نوشته شده در بالا و بلافاصله در یک طرف کاراکتر دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

üst simge

başka bir karakterin hemen üstüne ve hemen üzerine basılmış veya yazılmış bir karakter veya sembol seti

🇮🇱Hebrew

כתב עילית

תו או סמל סט או מודפס או כתוב מעל ומיד לצד אחד של תו אחר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'superscript'?

The primary meaning of 'superscript' is 'a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'superscript' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'superscript' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'superscript' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'superscript' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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