ascender — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A person or thing that ascends.

2. The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.

   Examples

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   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.”

3. A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.

   Usage

   • Uncommon

4. a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.

Noun

1. someone who ascends

   Broader terms

   mover

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

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character

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

   Broader terms

   line