descender
[ dih-sen-der ]
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.
Origin of descender
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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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