"ascender" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ascenders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ) Etymology: From ascend + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ascend|er|id2=agent noun}} ascend + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ascender (plural ascenders)
  1. A person or thing that ascends.
    Sense id: en-ascender-en-noun-vtjSFeUu Categories (other): Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 7 1 17 29 28 2 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 12 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 14 7 38
  2. (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-ascender-en-noun-C3Y4puIq Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 12 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 14 7 38 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  3. (typography, uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-ascender-en-noun-7nVIHMmJ Topics: media, publishing, typography
  4. (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur. Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-ascender-en-noun-TdS6~NwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 20 5 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 23 20 8 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 19 8 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 6 2 15 31 30 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 7 1 17 29 28 2 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 30 14 7 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 15 10 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 12 6 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 13 7 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 12 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 15 10 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 14 7 38 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ascend, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendency, ascendant, ascending, ascent Translations (typography): superliniaĵo (Esperanto), yläpidennys (Finnish), Oberlänge [feminine] (German), felnyúló szár (Hungarian), éiritheach [masculine] (Irish), ascendente [feminine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'typography': 1 42 47 10

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