ascender

[ uh-sen-der ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.

  2. Printing.

    • the part of a lowercase letter, as b, d, f, h, that rises above x-height.

    • a letter rising above x-height, as b, d, f, h, etc.

Origin of ascender

1
First recorded in 1615–25; ascend + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for ascender

ascender

/ (əˈsɛndə) /


noun
  1. printing

    • the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter

    • any letter having such a part

  2. a person or thing that ascends

  1. another word for ascendeur

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