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ascender ascenderas·cend·er A0452800 (ə-sĕn′dər)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 (əˈsɛndə) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a. the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letterb. any letter having such a part2. a person or thing that ascends3. (Mountaineering) another word for ascendeuras•cend•er (əˈsɛn dər) n. 1. a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension. 2. a. the part of a lowercase letter, as b, d, f, or h, that rises above x-height. b. the letter itself. [1615–25] ThesaurusNoun | 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 lettersalphabetic 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 lettersprinting process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publicationline - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart" | Translationsascender
ascender[ə′sen·dər] (graphic arts) That part of some lowercase letters which extends above the main body, as in b, d, and h. ascender (text)A lowercase letter that extends above the "x-height"(the height of the letter "x"), such as "d", "t", or "h".Also used to denote the part of the letter extending above thex-height.
Compare descender.ascenderThe part of lowercase b, d, f, h, k, l, and t, that extends above the body of the letters. See typeface.
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AscenderAn informal term for a stock or other security that has risen in price over a given period. For example, if a stock opens at $5.00 and closes at $5.25, it is said to be an ascender for that trading day. See also: Decliner.See ASC See AIN Switch Capabilitiesascender
Words related to ascendernoun someone who ascendsRelated Wordsnoun a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase lettersRelated Words- alphabetic character
- letter of the alphabet
- letter
noun (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase lettersRelated Words- printing process
- printing
- line
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