Definizione monolingua

italic

italic (plural italics)

1. (typography) A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
   • 1902, Theodore Low DeVinne, The Practice of Typography: Correct Composition^[1], page 104:

     Names of vessels, as the Kearsarge or the Alabama, are frequently put in italic.

   • 1983, Ida M. Kimber, The Art of Lettering^[2], translation of original by Albert Kapr, page 329:

     […] ROBERT GRANJON, possibly in collaboration with CLAUDE GARAMOND, had created an italic which matched Garamond Roman.

2. An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
   • 1990, Albert Charles Hamilton, The Spenser Encyclopedia^[3], ISBN 0802079237, page 345:

     Spenser uses two different scripts: an Elizabethan secretary hand for English texts, and an italic mixed with secretary graphs for Latin texts […]

italic (not comparable)

1. (typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
2. (typography, of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.

   The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font.

Definizione dizionario italic

	corsivo
	having a slant to the right
	Pertaining to characters that are evenly slanted to the right or in the direction of text flow.

	corsiva
	having a slant to the right

Altri significati:

(typography, of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.

(typography) A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.

(typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.

typeface whose letters slant to the right

An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.