Subscript vs. Superscript

Subscriptnoun

(typography) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.

Subscriptnoun

(computing) A numerical index into an array.

Subscriptverb

To provide with a subscript.

Subscriptverb

To convert to a subscript form.

Subscriptadjective

Written underneath.

Subscriptadjective

Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, n., 2, and Subindex.

Subscriptnoun

Anything written below.

Subscriptnoun

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

Subscriptadjective

written or printed above and to one side of another character

Superscriptnoun

(typography) A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text.

Superscriptadjective

placed above the normal line of text

Superscriptverb

To provide with a superscript.

Superscriptverb

To convert to a superscript form.

Superscriptnoun

Superscription.

Superscriptnoun

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

Superscriptadjective

written or printed below and to one side of another character