In typography, the parts of lowercase letters that rise above the x-height of the font, e.g. b, d, f, h, k, I, and t.

Any part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter such as in "d", "b" and "h."

In typography, the portion of a lowercase letter that rises above the main body of the letter (that is, above the height of a lowercase x). For example, the letter t's ascender is the part of the [..]

The part of a lowercase letter which rises above the main body, as in the letters “b”, “d”, “h”, and “k”.

That part of the letter which rises above the main body, as in "b".

any part of a lower case letter extending above the x-height. For example, the upper half of the vertical in the letters b or h.

Part of a lower case

upright in the letters b,d,f,h,k,l

portion of lower-case letter that sticks out above the x-height attribution identifying source of information or quote

(n) someone who ascends(n) a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters(n) (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters

Part of lowercase letters, such as h and b, that rises above its x height.

In music notation, a short vertical line extending upward, often from the head of a note or neume form. See also: descender, stem.

A device for climbing a rope.

Any part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter such as in "d", "b" and "h."

Any part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter such as in "d", "b" and "h".

Any part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter such as in "d", "b" and "h".

Any part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter such as in "d", "b" and "h."

Any part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter such as in "d", "b" and "h".

(typography,graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline. * '''2004''', Alan Hollinghurst, ''The Line of Beauty'', Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 1, *: Catherine had a p [..]

A device for climbing the rope when all else fails, or even, occasionally, by design. May be a simple prusik or more or less sophisticated mechanical device. [Mike Swann]