superscript

Definition of Superscript in English :

1. superior, superscript

a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

2. superior, superscript

written or printed above and to one side of another character

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Superscript

adjective

1. printing

(of a character) written or printed above the line; superior

Compare subscript

noun

2.

a superscript or superior character

3. obsolete

a superscription on a document, letter, etc

adjective

1.

written above; esp., superior (sense 11)

noun

2.

a figure, letter, or symbol written above and to the side of another

in y2 and xn, 2 and n are superscripts

n.

A character set, printed, or written above and immediately to one side of another: In x² the superscript is 2.