ascender en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English ascend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ascender From ascend + -er.
Meanings
- A person or thing that ascends.
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The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
Catherine had a paperback called Graphology: The Mind in the Hand, which gave her all sorts of warnings about people’s tendencies and repressions (“Artist or Madman?” “Pet or Brute?”). “It's those enormous ascenders, darling,” she said: “I see a lot of ego.”
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 1, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
- (uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
- a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ascenders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
descender · descender · descender
Relateds
ascendency · ascending · ascendancy · ascend · ascent · ascendance · ascendant
Translations (6)
eo superliniaĵo (typography) · fi yläpidennys (typography) · pt ascendente (typography) · hu felnyúló szár (typography) · de Oberlänge (typography) · ga éiritheach (typography)