English Dictionary

ascender

noun

A person or thing that ascends. / (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline. / (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.

The mountaineer was a skilled ascender, conquering many peaks.

意味（1）

A person or thing that ascends.

意味（2）

(typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.

Catherine had a paperback called Graphology: The Mind in the Hand, which gave her all sorts of warnings about people’s tendencies and repressions (“Artist or Madman?” “Pet or Brute?”). “It's those enormous ascenders, darling,” she said: “I see a lot of ego.”

意味（3）

(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.