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单词 ascender
释义

ascender

[ uh-sen-der ]
/ əˈsɛn dər /

noun

a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
Printing.
  1. the part of a lowercase letter, as b, d, f, h, that rises above x-height.
  2. a letter rising above x-height, as b, d, f, h, etc.

Origin of ascender

First recorded in 1615–25; ascend + -er1

Words nearby ascender

ascaris, Ascaris lumbricoides, ascend, ascendancy, ascendant, ascender, ascendeur, ascending, ascending artery, ascending colon, ascending degeneration
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Example sentences from the Web for ascender

  • The head of a stem (especially of an ascender) should be slightly wider than the foot (fig. 83).

    Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering|Edward Johnston

  • Before reaching the half Ascender made a spurt and was third, but he soon died away, Drake Carter taking third place.

    History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921|John Lawrence O'Connor

British Dictionary definitions for ascender

ascender
/ (əˈsɛndə) /

noun

printing
  1. the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
  2. any letter having such a part
a person or thing that ascends
another word for ascendeur
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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