For Descender we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Climbing, Graphic Design, Newspaper Design, Paper, Speleological and Typography.

Descender (Climbing)

A device for controlled descent on a rope. Many belay devices may be used as descenders, including ATCs, eights, or even carabiners.

Descender (Graphic Design)

in typography, the part of the letterform that dips below the baseline; usually refers to lowercase letters and some punctuation, but some typefaces have uppercase letters with descenders.

Descender (Newspaper Design)

The part of a letter extending below the baseline (as in g, j, p, q, y).

Descender (Paper)

The parts of lower case letters that extend below the baseline.

Descender (Speleological)

A mechanical device for descending ropes.
Climbing and SRT.

Descender (Typography)

The part of lowercase letters that falls (descends) below the baseline, such as the letters y and g. The uppercase J and Q in some typefaces may also have descenders.

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