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ascender

as·cend·er

(ə-sĕn′dər)

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.

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ascender

(əˈsɛndə)

1. (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. (Mountaineering) another word for ascendeur

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as•cend•er

(əˈsɛn dər)

n.

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

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

b. the letter itself.

[1615–25]

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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

жумар

ascender

n (Typ) → Oberlänge f

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