descender

[ dih-sen-der ]

/ dɪˈsɛn dər /

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noun

a person or thing that descends.

Printing.

the part of a lowercase letter that goes below the body.
a letter having such a part, as p, q, j, or y.

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Origin of descender

First recorded in 1660–70; descend + -er¹

Words nearby descender

Descartes' law, Descartes, René, descend, descendant, descendent, descender, descendeur, descendible, descending colon, descending node, descension

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How to use descender in a sentence

Basta descender cinco mil varas para pasar de los musgos del polo a las selvas del Ecuador.
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British Dictionary definitions for descender

descender

/ (dɪˈsɛndə) /

noun

a person or thing that descends

printing the portion of a letter, such as j, p, or y, below the level of the base of an x or n

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