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descender::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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descender::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of descender
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She showed it to her dad, who was likewise taken by the heavenly descender.
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A climbing harness is often used around the waist to secure the descender.
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In typography, a descender is the portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font.
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Then Nibali, a reputed descender, forced the pace up front all the way to where it bottomed out.
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Thomas Voeckler is an excellent descender and has also shown himself-again-to be an excellent climber.
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This figure-8 descender is annodized with a yellow finish.
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In fact, they can increase the risk of accident by becoming caught in the descender in certain situations.
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Font-wide metrics include cap height, x-height, ascender height, descender depth, and the font bounding box.
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In shape it looks like a hook and it can be attached below as a descender, on top as an ascender and sometimes to the side.
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- Someone who descends
- A lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
- (Descenders) The portion of a lowercase characters which lies below its x-height.
- (Descenders) The stroke that extends below the base line. The g, j, p, q and y have descenders.
- A cyclist who excels at fast descents, often using them to break away from a group, or bridge a gap.
- N. Any device used to rappel or abseil. ie: figure 8, rappel rack, stitch plate
- A device for controlled descent on a rope. Many belay devices may be used as descenders, including ATCs, eights, or even carabiners. See rappel.
- A rappel device, often shaped like the number eight, consisting of two metal rings cast together, through which the rope is passed to create friction and slow descent.
- A friction device used when abseiling, such as a figure eight or a Sticht plate. [Mike Swann]
