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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Typography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- x-height
1, record 1, English, x%2Dheight
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- body height 1, record 1, English, body%20height
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The height of letters, such as w, x, z, that have neither ascenders nor descenders. 1, record 1, English, - x%2Dheight
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hauteur des minuscules x
1, record 1, French, hauteur%20des%20minuscules%20x
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hauteur x 1, record 1, French, hauteur%20x
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hauteur de l'œil des lettres qui n'ont ni jambage ascendant ni jambage descendant, comme les lettres w, x, z. 1, record 1, French, - hauteur%20des%20minuscules%20x
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipografía (Caracteres)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- altura X
1, record 1, Spanish, altura%20X
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- altura «X» 2, record 1, Spanish, altura%20%C2%ABX%C2%BB
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En la tipografía, es, para una familia de tipos de caracteres, la altura de las minúsculas que no tienen trazos descendentes ni ascendentes, como por ejemplo, la x y la c. 2, record 1, Spanish, - altura%20X
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mean line
1, record 2, English, mean%20line
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- waist line 2, record 2, English, waist%20line
correct
- x-height line 2, record 2, English, x%2Dheight%20%20line
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The imaginary line to which are aligned the top of lower case letters without ascenders, i.e., a, c, e, i, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x and z. 3, record 2, English, - mean%20line
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ligne médiane
1, record 2, French, ligne%20m%C3%A9diane
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- alignement des minuscules 1, record 2, French, alignement%20des%20minuscules
correct, masculine noun
- médiane de lecture 2, record 2, French, m%C3%A9diane%20de%20lecture
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne droite, généralement horizontale, passant par la partie supérieure des lettres minuscules telles que p, q, m, n, x d'une même ligne de texte. 1, record 2, French, - ligne%20m%C3%A9diane
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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