Lexic.us

Definition of Ascender

1. Noun. Someone who ascends.

2. Noun. A lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters.

3. Noun. (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters.

Definition of Ascender

1. Noun. (typography) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline of a typeface. ¹

2. Noun. (context: climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ascender

1. one that ascends [n -S] - See also: ascends

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascender

ascendance ascendances ascendancies ascendancy ascendant ascendantly ascendants ascended ascendence ascendences

ascendencies ascendency ascendens ascendent ascendents ascender (current term) ascenders ascendest ascendeth ascendible

ascending ascending(a) ascending anterior branch ascending aorta ascending artery ascending branch ascending branch of the inferior mesenteric artery ascending cervical artery ascending cholangitis ascending colon

Literary usage of Ascender

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Critical, Historical, and Philosophical Contributions to the Study of the by Henry Clark Barlow (1864)
"932, "Che nave facti borni ascender pria." In the Cod. Brit. 839 we find this postilla ... 3199, has Che navien fatti i borni ascender pria. The C. Vat. ..."

2. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman (1850)
"To ascend a kill, ascender 6 subir it usa colins 6 ... Ascension, Is accion do ascender. 2. Ascension, Is subida Visible do nuestro Redentor it los cielos. ..."

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