noun · uncountable · common

lower case

малі літери, малі букви

маленькие буквы, нижний регистр, строчные буквы, минускул

gemeine Buchstaben, Kleinschreibung, Kleinbuchstaben, Kleinschrift

The minuscule or small lettersThe minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).

/ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/

» The letter "n" is a lower-case character.

Буква "n" — строчная.

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable)The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).
The strongest passwords are those which mix numbers and letters, upper case and lower case, and symbols.
Kleinschrift, Kleinschreibung, Kleinbuchstaben
стро́чные бу́квыstróčnyje búkvy, ни́жний реги́стрnížnij regístr, минуску́лminuskúl
малі́ лі́териmalí lítery, малі́ бу́квиmalí búkvy

Examples

3 sentences

The letter "n" is a lower-case character.
ruБуква "n" — строчная.
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Letters have two cases: upper case and lower case.
ruУ букв два регистра: нижний и верхний.
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Many writing systems don't have any difference between upper case and lower case letters.
ruВо многих системах письма нет различия между заглавными и строчными буквами.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural):

Русский

By meaning 1

lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural):

Deutsch

By meaning 1

lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural):

Origin

Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing min

Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing minuscule letters would traditionally be located below the one containing capital letters.

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