How to pronounce “descender”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A person or thing that descends.
• (typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
• (typography, uncommon) A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.
• (cycling) A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
• (climbing) A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive) to descend (to pass from a higher to a lower place)
• (genealogy, with de) to descend (from) (to have as an ancestor)
• (etymology, with de) to descend (from) (to have as an etymon)

Practice Nearby Words

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