Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eks hahyt]
- /ɛks haɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eks hahyt]
- /ɛks haɪt/
Definitions of x-height word
- noun x-height the height of a lowercase x. 1
- noun x-height the height of lower case letters of a typeface, without ascenders or descenders 0
- noun x-height (typography) The distance between the baseline and midline in a typeface, typically equal to the height of the lower-case letter x. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of x-height
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for X-height
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
x-height popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
See also
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