ascender

[ uh-sen-der ]

noun

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

ascender

/ əˈsɛndə /

noun

1. printing
   1. the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
   2. any letter having such a part
2. a person or thing that ascends
3. another word for ascendeur

Word History and Origins

Origin of ascender¹

First recorded in 1615–25; ascend + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off Tuesday morning Beijing time and entered a preset orbit around the moon, the China National Space Administration said.

From Seattle Times

Xinhua News Agency cited the space agency as saying the spacecraft stowed the samples it had gathered in a container inside the ascender of the probe as planned.

From Seattle Times

An ascender atop the lander will then take the samples in a metal vacuum container back to another module that is orbiting the moon.

From Seattle Times

An ascender module will ferry the samples back to the orbiter for the trip home and a final plunge by parachute in a return capsule, 53 days after launch.

From Science Magazine

Confirmó sus sospechas de que las promesas de Estados Unidos -salarios altos y la oportunidad de ascender en la escala socioeconómica- eran exageradas.

From Los Angeles Times