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descender Definition

de·scender (dē sen′dər, di-)

noun

  1. a person or thing that descends
  2. Typography
    1. that part of a letter such as g or y, which descends below the line
    2. any such letter
descender Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Stomped across the moor after a false start [ Sarah had no descender - doh!
  • use: The claimant began descending the pitch using the descender.

Adjective modifier

  • fast: Mid-Ulster's Jonathan McCloy is in the climbing form of his life and has always been a very fast descender.
  • true: True descenders occur as required and the routine runs as quickly as the normal copy.

Modifies a noun

  • line: The leading is the recommended distance from the bottom of the descender line to the top of the next line.