descender

Noun

 * 1) A person or thing that descends.
 * 2)  The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
 * 3)  A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
 * 4)  A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 下延部, 降部
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: ディセンダー
 * Latin: descensus
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: descensor


 * German: Abseilgerät
 * Spanish: descensor

Etymology
From, borrowed from. Compare, probably an inherited doublet.

Verb

 * 1)  to descend to pass from a higher to a lower place
 * 2)  to descend (from) to have as an ancestor
 * 3)  to descend (from) to have as an etymon

Etymology
,, borrowed from. Compare also the Old Spanish form, which was likely inherited from the same source.

Verb

 * 1) to descend