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ascender

/əˈsen.dər/

Tradução: Substantivo com vários sentidos: pode designar uma pessoa que sobe ou ascende; uma letra minúscula com parte que se eleva acima da altura das letras minúsculas (como 'b' ou 'd'); ou, na tipografia, o traço dessa letra que se projeta acima do corpo principal das minúsculas.

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noun

C1formalcommon/əˈsen.dər/

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a person who climbs or rises, a lowercase letter with a part extending above the x-height (like 'b' or 'd'), or in typography, the stroke of such a letter that extends above the main body of lowercase letters.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo com vários sentidos: pode designar uma pessoa que sobe ou ascende; uma letra minúscula com parte que se eleva acima da altura das letras minúsculas (como 'b' ou 'd'); ou, na tipografia, o traço dessa letra que se projeta acima do corpo principal das minúsculas.
  1. A person who climbs or rises B2 formal

    Someone who ascends, climbs, or moves upward.

    • The mountain ascender reached the summit before noon.
    • He is an experienced ascender of tall peaks.
    • The ascender carefully checked his equipment before the climb.

    🇵🇹Ascensorista

    Sinônimos: alpinistclimbermountaineerriserscaler

    Antônimos: descender

  2. Typography: a letter with an upward stroke C1 formal

    A lowercase letter that has a part extending above the x-height, such as 'b', 'd', 'f', 'h', 'k', 'l', 't'.

    • The letter 'h' is an ascender in most fonts.
    • In calligraphy, ascenders are often drawn with a flourish.
    • The font's ascenders are taller than its capitals.

    🇵🇹Ascendente

    Antônimos: descender

  3. Typography: the upward stroke itself C1 formal

    The part of a lowercase letter that extends above the x-height, such as the stem of 'b' or 'd'.

    • The ascender of the letter 'l' is very straight in this typeface.
    • In handwriting, the ascender should be about twice the height of the x-height.
    • The designer adjusted the ascender length for better readability.

    🇵🇹Ascendente

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