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descender

noun de·scend·er \ di-ˈsen-dər , ˈdē-ˌ \

Definition of descender

: the part of a lowercase letter (such as p) that descends below the main body of the letter; also : a letter that has such a part

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The pair improved readability of the Federal Highway Administration's standard alphabet by tweaking the relative heights of letters and the lengths of ascenders and descenders.

— wired staff, WIRED, "The New Sign Language," 1 Mar. 2005

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1802

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