descender

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/dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/ English

Definitions

noun

A person or thing that descends.
The part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters.
A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
A belay device used in rock climbing

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Synonyms

tail descension condescender descent degression declension drop downshift setdown decliner decreaser downfalling receder downgrade decl.decline degrader

Associated

diaeresis breve cyrillic italics lowercase minuscule che unicode baseline alphabet font letter

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