x-height

[ eks-hahyt ]

nounTypography.
  1. the height of a lowercase x.

Origin of x-height

1
First recorded in 1945–50

Other words from x-height

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

Words Nearby x-height

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British Dictionary definitions for x-height

x-height

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

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