lower case

American  

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

Printing.

• lower cases
  plural

1. case28

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lower case British  

noun

1. a compositor's type case, in which the small letters are kept

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adjective

1. of or relating to small letters

verb

1. (tr) to print with lower-case letters

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lower cases
  plural

Etymology

Origin of lower case

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

lower case

You won't see any of those written in all lower case.

From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022

And yes, those are two lower case i’s on the website address.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

However, hooks deliberately styled her own name with lower case letters to focus attention on her message rather than herself.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2021

“So we’re hopeful, with continued close attention to those school-based strategies that reduce the risk of exposure, we’ll continue to see these lower case rates across all age groups.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2021

But the people who commenced to write Liberty with a capital letter and the word "king" in lower case type were not daunted.

From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Wallace Bruce