U, V, W, and X

Question 1

Uppercase

Answer 1

Capital letters

Question 2

Vertex

Answer 2

the outer downward juncture of two angled stems where the resulting point touches just below the baseline
different types of vertices include rounded, pointed, hollow, flat, and extended

Question 3

Waist Line

Answer 3

the invisible or imaginary horizontal rule that indicates the top of the body height of the lowercase letters, also called the x-height

Question 4

Widow

Answer 4

the line at the end of a typeset paragraph that is less than half the column width, usually only one or two words; these are undesirable in typeset copy

Question 5

Word Space

Answer 5

the standard white space between each word in typeset copy, usually 1/3 em for lowercase body text and one en for caps

Question 6

X-height

Answer 6

the height of the body of lowercase letters, excluding ascenders and descenders as measured from the baseline to the waistline