x-height

noun

ˈeks-ˌhīt 

nonstandard -ˌhītth

: the height of a lowercase x used to represent the height of the main body of a lowercase letter

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for x-height

• bight
• bite
• blight
• byte
• cite
• dight
• fight
• fite
• flight
• fright
• height
• hight