English adjective: lowercase | |||
1. | lowercase relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case | ||
Samples | Lowercase letters; a and b and c etc. | ||
Similar | little, minuscule, small | ||
See also | minuscular, minuscule | ||
Antonyms | uppercase | ||
English noun: lowercase | |||
1. | lowercase (communication) the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | ||
Synonyms | lower-case letter, minuscule, small letter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | character, grapheme, graphic symbol | ||
Antonyms | capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, capital | ||