1. the height of a lowercase x used to represent the height of the main body of a lowercase letter
x-height 例句
英汉例句
Caps and small caps: Two sizes of capital letters on one typeface, the small caps occupy the same x-height space as the lowercase letters.
大写配小型大写:英文字体内,同一字大小的两个不同高度的大写。小型大写的高度等于小写字母的「X长」。
If the type is printed in big sizes there can be a much smaller difference between the x-height of the light and the black weight (bottom line drawing).
当字体大字号印刷时,两者的x高度之间的差异就微乎其微了(参见图中下一行)。
x-heights. If you make a light weight and the black weight of one typeface you'll have to make sure that the black weight has a bigger x-height than the light weight (top line drawing).