letter case

English

Noun

letter case (countable and uncountable, plural letter cases)

1. (typography, uncountable) The distinction between majuscule (uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letters.
2. (countable) A case (container) used for carrying letters (messages on paper).

Hyponyms

(each letter considered individually):

• lower case (lowercase), minuscule, small
• upper case (uppercase), capital, majuscule, tall (in tall-man lettering)

(across whole phrases):

• ALL CAPS
• AlTeRnaTinG cApS
• Initial Caps
• lowercase
• Sentence case
• Title Case

Coordinate terms

• casing

Translations

distinction

• Finnish: aakkoslaji

case

References

• "letter case" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• retelecast, telecaster