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descender

noun
/dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From descend + -er (agent noun suffix).

  1. derived from *skend-✻ — “to climb, scale; to dart; to jump”
  2. derived from dēscendere
  3. derived from descendere
  4. derived from descendere
  5. inherited from descenden — “to move downwards, fall, descend; to slope downwards; to go from a better to a worse condition, decline, degenerate; to be a descendant, derive from (a source); etc.”
  6. suffixed as descender — “descend + er”

Definitions

  1. A person or thing that descends.

  2. The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most…

    The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).

  3. A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A cyclist who excels at fast descents.

    2. A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA