lowercase

[ loh-er-keys ]

/ ˈloʊ ərˈkeɪs /

adjective

(of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.

Printing. pertaining to or belonging in the lower case. Compare case²(def 8).

verb (used with object), low·er·cased, low·er·cas·ing.

to print or write with a lowercase letter or letters.

noun

a lowercase letter.

Origin of lowercase

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby lowercase

lower the boom on, lower uterine segment, lower world, lower-case letters, lower-class, lowercase, lowerclassman, lowering, lowermost, lowery, lowes

Example sentences from the Web for lowercase

The lowercase ‘i’ is meant to emphasize individual submission.

Bachmann’s Wacky Porn Pledge |Michelle Goldberg |July 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Thus the lowercase f and y and the uppercase Q are shorn of their due proportions.

The Booklover and His Books |Harry Lyman Koopman
Numbers and dates in lowercase Roman numerals often end in a “j,” signifying “i.”

A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 |Anonymous
Chipping Walden, of the Saxon word ᵹipping (or ghipping) uses the insular 'g' (ᵹ), variant of (lowercase) yogh (ȝ).

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine |Raphaell Holinshed

He used combinations of uppercase and lowercase letters in two sizes in the inscriptions on the clock dial and in his writings.

Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 |Anonymous

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