x-height
[ eks-hahyt ]
nounTypography.
the height of a lowercase x.
Origin of x-height
1First 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
printing the height of lower case letters of a typeface, without ascenders or descenders
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