Adjective: lowercase ,low-u(r)'keys
- Relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case
"lowercase letters: a and b and c etc."
- The characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
"The email was written entirely in lowercase letters";
- small letter, lower-case letter, minuscule
Derived forms: lowercases
See also: little, minuscular, minuscule, small
Type of: character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol
Encyclopedia: Lowercase