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x-height
[ eks-hahyt ]
noun
, Typography.
- the height of a lowercase x.
x-height
noun
- 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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