ascender
noun[C]
uk/əˈsen.dər/us/əˈsen.dɚ/ascendernoun[C](LETTER)
languagespecialized
partof a written ortypedletterthatreacheshigherthan thetopof aletter"x", forexampletheupperpartof theletters"b", "d", or "h":
Thepointsizeof afontismeasuredfrom thetopof the ascender to thebottomof the descender.
His writing waslargeandflowing, withprominentascenders and descenders.
Compare
descender
- Thechildmust beabletoproducelettersthat arerecognizablyformedand haveclearascenders and descenders.
- Thelowercaseletterswere 4 mm inheightwithout ascenders.
- Remember toleavespaceabove and below thelinefor ascenders and descenders.
Lettering & alphabets
- ABC
- all caps
- alphabetically
- Braillist
- camel case
- cursive
- descender
- hieroglyphics
- initial
- phonetic
- pictogram
- pictograph
- pinyin
- roman
- Roman alphabet
- runic
- script
- shorthand
- upper case
- vowel
ascendernoun[C](CLIMBING)
sportsspecialized
adevicethat can beattachedto aropeand used as asupporttoholdorstandon whenclimbing:
Thefinal20metresto thetopwasextremelysteep,requiringuse of the ascender andiceaxetopullyou up.
- In theafternoonsessionwelearnedhow to use ascenders whenclimbing.
Mountaineering & rock climbing
- abseil
- abseiling
- base camp
- belay
- bivvy
- climbing wall
- coasteering
- crampon
- foothold
- footing
- ice axe
- ice pick
- karabiner
- mountain climber
- mountainboarding
- rappelling
- rock climbing
- sherpa
- soloing
- sport climbing