Definitions for ascender

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ascender as·cend·er

Spelling: [uh-sen-der]

IPA: /əˈsɛn dər/

Ascender is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 380 anagrams from letters in ascender (acdeenrs).

Definitions for ascender

noun

1. a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
2. Printing. the part of a lowercase letter, as b, d, f, h, that rises above x-height. a letter rising above x-height, as b, d, f, h, etc.

Origin of ascender

First recorded in 1615-25; ascend + -er¹

Examples for ascender

Before reaching the half ascender made a spurt and was third, but he soon died away, Drake Carter taking third place.

The head of a stem (especially of an ascender) should be slightly wider than the foot (fig. 83).