line crash

noun

A situation where a diacritic above or below a base character extends into the area used by the preceding or following line of text.

Meanings

nounline crash (plural line crashes)

plural line crashes

  1. mediaA situation where a diacritic above or below a base character extends into the area used by the preceding or following line of text.
Cite this entry
APA

line crash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20crash

MLA

“line crash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20crash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line crash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20crash.

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