noun
: the distance between the top and bottom of a printed letter (as x, a, r, w) without an ascender or descender ; also : the corresponding dimension in the type from which such letters are printed
noun
: the distance between the top and bottom of a printed letter (as x, a, r, w) without an ascender or descender ; also : the corresponding dimension in the type from which such letters are printed
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012