descender
(noun) (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
descender
(noun) a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
descender
(noun) someone who descends
Source: WordNet® 3.1
descender (plural descenders)
A person or thing that descends.
(typography) The part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters.
(cycling) A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
A belay device used in rock climbing
• (typography):tail
• redescend
Source: Wiktionary
De*scend"er, n.
Definition: One who descends.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.