descender

pronunciation

How to pronounce descender in British English: UK [dɪ'sendə]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    someone who descends
    a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
    (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters

Word Origin

descender (n.)
in typography, "part of a letter that extends below the body," 1802, agent noun from descend.

Example

1. Alright , I 'll stay here , keep an eye on the descender .
2. Make sure your guides arenotlocked , and drag a vertical guide to somewhere near the value of your descender length .
3. The next step is to measure your drawings , along all of the important vertical metric measures : baseline , descender , x-height , caps-height , and ascender .

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