superscriptn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsuːpəskrɪpt/,

/ˈsjuːpəskrɪpt/, U.S.

/ˈsupərˌskrɪpt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin superscrīptus, superscrībere.

Etymology: < classical Latin superscrīptus, past participle of superscrībere superscribe v. Compare Middle French superscript , superscrit , adjective (a1421), Spanish sobrescripto , adjective and noun (13th cent.), Portuguese sobrescrito , adjective (15th cent.), Italian soprascritto , adjective, soprascritta , noun (both late 13th cent.). Compare earlier script n.¹ Compare also earlier superscription n. With use as adjective compare earlier superscribed adj. at superscribe v. Derivatives.

A. n.

1. A superscribed thing; an address on a letter, etc.; a heading; = superscription n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun] > addressing letter > address

superscription1464

direction1586

superscript1598

address1622

inscription1741

home address1847

post-office address1849

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. ii. 130 Was this directed to you?.. I will ouerglaunce the superscript. To the snow-white hand of the most bewtious Lady Rosaline.

1672 R. Towneley Let. 30 Sept. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1973) IX. 268 Lett me beg to know, your usuall superscripts and way of sending your letters unto him.

1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 67 A letter was thrown from St. Anthony's Tower..And the superscript this ‘For his Grace to unfold.’

1860 Millennial Harbinger Sept. 502 I am again tabernacling, as you will have inferred from the superscript of my letter, at the ancient city of Jaffa.

1920 Science 30 July 113/1 Now though I will not venture to repeat the superscript of this note, I will nevertheless ask whether something analogous to the above simple experiment may not be taking place in astronomical space.

1986 J. S. Childs Modernist Form 145 The superscript of a third letter dealing with the materials needed for the Tempio..follows.

2010 C. E. Arnold Ephesians 24 He still regarded the epistle as written to the Ephesians, possibly because of the superscript of the letter still present on the document.

2. A superscript character or symbol (see sense B.).

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society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > letter > letter according to position

final1627

initial1627

medial1776

subscript1804

superscript1804

superfix1814

lettrine1891

1804 Crit. Rev. 3rd ser. 1 Appendix, 560 This kind of orthography, with its diacritic symbols, superscripts, interscripts, and subscripts, can only be employed for the benefit of the English reader.

1892 Classical Rev. 6 444/2 The superscript displacing ἁπλῶς as before.

1901 Mod. Lang. Notes June 323/1 Any of the accented letters, superscripts, subscripts and symbols found in the type-founder's catalogs.

1945 F. A. Ficken in F. A. Berry et al. Handbk. Meteorol. ii. 144 In work with tensors, indices occur as superscripts as well as subscripts.

1970 G. K. Woodgate Elem. Atomic Struct. iv. 67 The notation for a level specifies the value of j as a subscript to the letter code for l. The superscript gives the..multiplicity of the term.

2006 P. J. Nahin Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula v. 215 The * symbol denotes conjugation when used as a superscript, and convolution when used in-line in a formula.

B. adj.

Written or printed above a text's baseline, usually to the right of another character or symbol and smaller than most others. Opposed to subscript adj.

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society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > letter according to position

capitala1382

heada1387

final1530

initial1622

principial1625

subscript1683

mediala1749

superscript1793

adscript1812

epenthetic1831

epenthesized1880

non-final1896

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written above the line

superscribed1776

superscript1793

superlineal1853

superlinear1872

supralineal1874

suprascript1882

superscripted1938

1793 C. Daubeny Some Considerations most Extraordinary Trial 13 The signature thus, Mary Me^ade..the ad as letters left out and superscript in a smaller character.

1805 Edinb. Rev. July 360 The Danes express this sound by aa, the Swedes by a with an o superscript.

1852 Notes & Queries 24 Jan. 83/1 The frequent substitution of the m and n for the superscript bar, signifying one or other of those letters.

1882 R. C. Jebb Life Bentley 119 There is no correction, superscript or marginal.

1931 Bureau of Standards Jrnl. Res. 6 791 The superscript zero on any symbol refers to the given property at infinite dilution.

1977 R. E. Finnegan Christ & Satan 72 (note) Onwald, with e superscript between w and a: alles, with e superscript before a: gewald, with superscript e over a.

2006 C. Brittain Cicero's On Acad. Scepticism Introd. p. xliv A superscript asterisk at the end of a sentence indicates a textual problem or, more frequently, a minor disagreement with Plasberg about the correct Latin reading.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superscript
释义	superscriptn.adj. Brit. /ˈsuːpəskrɪpt/, /ˈsjuːpəskrɪpt/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌskrɪpt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin superscrīptus, superscrībere. Etymology: < classical Latin superscrīptus, past participle of superscrībere superscribe v. Compare Middle French superscript , superscrit , adjective (a1421), Spanish sobrescripto , adjective and noun (13th cent.), Portuguese sobrescrito , adjective (15th cent.), Italian soprascritto , adjective, soprascritta , noun (both late 13th cent.). Compare earlier script n.¹ Compare also earlier superscription n. With use as adjective compare earlier superscribed adj. at superscribe v. Derivatives. A. n. 1. A superscribed thing; an address on a letter, etc.; a heading; = superscription n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun] > addressing letter > address superscription1464 direction1586 superscript1598 address1622 inscription1741 home address1847 post-office address1849 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. ii. 130 Was this directed to you?.. I will ouerglaunce the superscript. To the snow-white hand of the most bewtious Lady Rosaline. 1672 R. Towneley Let. 30 Sept. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1973) IX. 268 Lett me beg to know, your usuall superscripts and way of sending your letters unto him. 1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 67 A letter was thrown from St. Anthony's Tower..And the superscript this ‘For his Grace to unfold.’ 1860 Millennial Harbinger Sept. 502 I am again tabernacling, as you will have inferred from the superscript of my letter, at the ancient city of Jaffa. 1920 Science 30 July 113/1 Now though I will not venture to repeat the superscript of this note, I will nevertheless ask whether something analogous to the above simple experiment may not be taking place in astronomical space. 1986 J. S. Childs Modernist Form 145 The superscript of a third letter dealing with the materials needed for the Tempio..follows. 2010 C. E. Arnold Ephesians 24 He still regarded the epistle as written to the Ephesians, possibly because of the superscript of the letter still present on the document. 2. A superscript character or symbol (see sense B.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > letter > letter according to position final1627 initial1627 medial1776 subscript1804 superscript1804 superfix1814 lettrine1891 1804 Crit. Rev. 3rd ser. 1 Appendix, 560 This kind of orthography, with its diacritic symbols, superscripts, interscripts, and subscripts, can only be employed for the benefit of the English reader. 1892 Classical Rev. 6 444/2 The superscript displacing ἁπλῶς as before. 1901 Mod. Lang. Notes June 323/1 Any of the accented letters, superscripts, subscripts and symbols found in the type-founder's catalogs. 1945 F. A. Ficken in F. A. Berry et al. Handbk. Meteorol. ii. 144 In work with tensors, indices occur as superscripts as well as subscripts. 1970 G. K. Woodgate Elem. Atomic Struct. iv. 67 The notation for a level specifies the value of j as a subscript to the letter code for l. The superscript gives the..multiplicity of the term. 2006 P. J. Nahin Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula v. 215 The * symbol denotes conjugation when used as a superscript, and convolution when used in-line in a formula. B. adj. Written or printed above a text's baseline, usually to the right of another character or symbol and smaller than most others. Opposed to subscript adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > letter according to position capitala1382 heada1387 final1530 initial1622 principial1625 subscript1683 mediala1749 superscript1793 adscript1812 epenthetic1831 epenthesized1880 non-final1896 society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > written above the line superscribed1776 superscript1793 superlineal1853 superlinear1872 supralineal1874 suprascript1882 superscripted1938 1793 C. Daubeny Some Considerations most Extraordinary Trial 13 The signature thus, Mary Me^ade..the ad as letters left out and superscript in a smaller character. 1805 Edinb. Rev. July 360 The Danes express this sound by aa, the Swedes by a with an o superscript. 1852 Notes & Queries 24 Jan. 83/1 The frequent substitution of the m and n for the superscript bar, signifying one or other of those letters. 1882 R. C. Jebb Life Bentley 119 There is no correction, superscript or marginal. 1931 Bureau of Standards Jrnl. Res. 6 791 The superscript zero on any symbol refers to the given property at infinite dilution. 1977 R. E. Finnegan Christ & Satan 72 (note) Onwald, with e superscript between w and a: alles, with e superscript before a: gewald, with superscript e over a. 2006 C. Brittain Cicero's On Acad. Scepticism Introd. p. xliv A superscript asterisk at the end of a sentence indicates a textual problem or, more frequently, a minor disagreement with Plasberg about the correct Latin reading. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1598
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