Ascender

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  • noun. One that ascends.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The part of the tall lowercase letters, such as b, d, and h, that extends above the other lowercase letters.
  • noun. A letter with such a part.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who ascends.
  • noun. An ascending letter. See ascending.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline of a typeface.
  • noun. a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
  • noun. (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
  • noun. someone who ascends