ascender

as·cend·er  (-sndr) n. 1. One that ascends. 2. Printing a. The part of the tall lowercase letters, such as b, d, and h, that extends above the other lowercase letters. b. A letter with such a part.

ascender

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ascender [əˈsɛndə]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing

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

b.  any letter having such a part

2. a person or thing that ascends

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) another word for ascendeur

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascender - someone who ascends mounter, climber - someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase" mover - someone who moves
	2.	ascender - a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
	3.	ascender - (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"

Translations

ascender

n (Typ) → Oberlänge f