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CAPITALS SMALL CAPITALS [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

Capital letter that is smaller than regular capital, and whose type face is sometimes the same as the lower case; used for subtitles, marginal notes, subheads, etc.

CONT

Small capitals, or small caps, are special capital letters that have been designed to roughly match the x-height of a typeface. Often more visually pleasing when setting lines of text in capital letters, small caps are also used when setting acronyms, initials or other abbreviations (such as MADD, CIA, NBA, A.M. or P.M).

OBS

Indicated in manuscripts and proofs by two lines underneath the letters concerned.

OBS

small capital; small cap; small capital letter: terms commonly used in the plural (small capitals; small caps; small capital letters).

Key term(s)
  • small capitals
  • small caps
  • small capital letters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Majuscule dont l'œil ne dépasse pas la hauteur des lettres bas de casse.

OBS

Les petites majuscules sont plus petites que les lettres majuscules régulières.

OBS

petite capitale; petite majuscule : termes couramment utilisés au pluriel (petites capitales; petites majuscules).

Key term(s)
  • petites majuscules
  • petites capitales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Letra mayúscula en el mismo estilo que la letra mayúscula normal en un tipo de letra, pero que es aproximadamente del mismo tamaño que la letra minúscula.

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Record 2 1996-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

Words or phrases set in small capitals except for the first letter, which is a large capital. The proofreader's mark consists of three lines under the initial letter and two lines under the rest of the word ....

Key term(s)
  • c sc
  • c and sc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Mot ou partie de phrase composé en petites capitales, sauf la première lettre de certains mots qui, elle, est en majuscule. Le signe du correcteur comporte trois traits inscrits sous la partie à mettre en majuscule(s) et deux traits sous la partie à mettre en petites capitales [...]

Spanish

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