Ascender is a coordinate term of descender.
In typography terms the difference between descender and ascender
is that descender is the part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters, such as the tail of the letters g, p, and q while ascender is the portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline of a typeface.
As nouns the difference between descender and ascender
is that descender is a person or thing that descends while ascender is the portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline of a typeface.
descender
English
Noun
(
wikipedia descender)
(
en noun)
A person or thing that descends.
(typography) The part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters, such as the tail of the letters g, p, and q.
(cycling) A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
A belay device used in rock climbing
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ascender
Noun
(
en noun)
(typography) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline of a typeface.
(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope
Coordinate terms
* descender
Related terms
* ascend
* ascent
* ascendant
* ascendance
* ascendancy/ascendency
* ascending
Anagrams
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