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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.
descender
/ ɪˈɛԻə /
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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of descender1
Example Sentences
There’s a warning out there that there may be gravel on the road as the descenders fly down.
I want to be the smooth, speedy giant-slalom racing descender, but I'm not.
Ms. Grimmelsman says she is the better climber and her husband is the better descender.
Helene plays for time as I frantically untangle the ropes and straighten the descender.
The plans would have seen riders timed on 10 downhill sections during the three-week race, with prizes for each day and the overall fastest descender.
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