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noun
1.
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
2.
Printing.
a.
the part of a lowercase letter, as b, d, f, h, that rises above x-height.
b.
a letter rising above x-height, as b, d, f, h, etc.
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Ascender
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| ascender (əˈsɛndə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | printing |
| a. the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter | |
| b. any letter having such a part | |
| 2. | a person or thing that ascends |
| 3. | another word for ascendeur |
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ascender definition
textA lowercase letter that extends above the "x-height" (the height of the letter "x"), such as "d", "t", or "h". Also used to denote the part of the letter extending above the x-height.
Compare descender.
(1998-03-27)
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