descender

Meaning

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 lowercase letters).
3. (uncommon) A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.
4. A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
5. A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.

Synonyms

child

🧒

descendant

descendent

offspring

Translations

Unterlänge

descendante

parte discendente

descendiente

descendente

descensor

asta descendente

aşağıya çıkıntı

السليل

harfin alt çıkıntısı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From descend + -er (agent noun suffix).