descender (redirected from Descenders)

de·scend·er  (d-sndr) n. 1. One that descends. 2. Printing a. The part of the lowercase letters, such as g, p, and q, that extends below the other lowercase letters. b. A letter with such a part.

descender

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descender [dɪˈsɛndə]

n

1. a person or thing that descends

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing the portion of a letter, such as j, p, or y, below the level of the base of an x or n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	descender - someone who descends abseiler, rappeller - a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point mover - someone who moves
	2.	descender - a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
	3.	descender - (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"

Translations

descender

n (Typ) → Unterlänge f