lowercase

== English == === Alternative forms === (noun): lower case (adjective and verb): lower-case === Etymology === From the noun phrase lower case, which itself consists of an adjective modifying a noun; when used as a noun adjunct then, to render its syntactical function clearer and simpler, it is written as a single word or with a hyphen as a sort of chunking. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈloʊ.ɚˌkeɪs/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˈkeɪs/, /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ === Noun === lowercase (uncountable) Alternative form of lower case. === Adjective === lowercase (not comparable) In lower case. ==== Synonyms ==== lowercased minuscule ==== Antonyms ==== uppercase ==== Translations ==== === Verb === lowercase (third-person singular simple present lowercases, present participle lowercasing, simple past and past participle lowercased) (transitive) To convert (text) to lower case. ==== Translations ====