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x-height

[ eks-hahyt ]

noun

, Typography.
  1. the height of a lowercase x.

x-height

noun

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

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Other Words From

  • x-high [eks, -, hahy], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of x-height1

First recorded in 1945–50

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