Ascender
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ascender is a noun meaning A person or thing that ascends.
Meaning
A person or thing that ascends.
More Meanings
- (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
- (typography, uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
- (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
Example Sentences
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.”
Word Forms
- ascenders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include climb, raiser, augmenter, acceder, upsend, acclimatiser.
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