释义 |
descender I. descender noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French descendre to descend — more at descend law, obsolete : descent : title of descent II. de·scend·er \də̇ˈsendə(r), dēˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: descend + -er 1. : one that descends < the solitary descender from the train — James Schuyler > 2. a. : the part of a lowercase letter (as q, p, y, f) that is lower than the lowest part of an x-height letter (as o, a, e); also : a corresponding short tail to a letter whose lower limit does not exceed or markedly exceed the lower limit of an x-height letter b. : a descending letter or character (as g and ;); also : the descending part of a descending character |