descender

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The TrueType Specification has three values for vertical metrics (ascender, descender, line gap in the hhea table).

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  1. noun One that descends.
  2. noun Printing The part of the lowercase letters, such as g, p, and q, that extends below the other lowercase letters.
  3. noun Printing A letter with such a part.

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  • He failed, however, to thread both sides of his rope through the descender and locking carabiner, instead just securing one side in the device.
  • Entonces recordй cuan hermoso es todo esto,, el invierno en Minnesota (como era, solнa ser, australian used book shop es); era una especie de en un trance mirando descender todo del cielo, sobre el бrbol verde en nuestra jardнn, el coche, me conducнa. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • The TrueType Specification has three values for vertical metrics (ascender, descender, line gap in the hhea table). —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • An aggressive descender like Samuel Sanchez may be a good candidate for a stage win here, especially if he has lost some time already and is not considered a threat by the other GC riders. —  Dummocrats
  • It is the distance (in EM-square coordinates) between the bottom of the descender of one line and the top of the ascender of the next line. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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/dəˈsɛndər/
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