Descender definitions

Descender

1) Abseiler
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Descender

1) Mover 2) Someone who descends
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Descender

In typography, a descender is the portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font. The line that descenders reach down to is known as the beard line. For example, in the letter y, the descender would be the `tail,` or that portion of the diagonal line which lies below the v created by the two lines converging. In the letter p at ri.....
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Descender

• (n.) One who descends.
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descender

The part of lowercase letters (such as y, p, and q) that descends below the baseline of the other lowercase letters in a font face. In some typefaces, the uppercase J and Q also descend below the baseline.
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Descender

Any part of a lower case letter that extends below the x-height, as in the case of g, p, q y and j.
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descender

The lowest portion of letters, such as 'g' or 'j,' that extends below the baseline.
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Descender

De·scend'er noun One who descends.
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Descender

Any part in a lowercase letter that extends below the baseline, found for example in g, j, p, q, y, etc. Some types of descenders have specific names.
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Descender

The part of the letters g, j, p, q, y, and sometimes J, that extends below the baseline.
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descender

[n] - someone who descends 2. [n] - a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters 3. [n] - (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
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Descender

In written or typed script, many letters have the same height: a, c, e, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x, z. Some letters have parts which extend below this: g, j, p, q, y. These parts are called descenders. In some fonts, f and z have descenders.
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descender

noun (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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descender

a person or thing that descends. · · 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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