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Adjective: superscript  'soo-pu(r),skript
  1. (printing) written or printed above and to one side of another character
    "The superscript number indicated a footnote in the text";
    - superior
Noun: superscript  'soo-pu(r),skript
  1. A character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
    "In the chemical formula H2O, the '2' is written as a superscript";
    - superior

Derived forms: superscripts

Type of: character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol

Encyclopedia: Superscript