ascender
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ascender
[ə′sen·dər] (graphic arts)
That part of some lowercase letters which extends above the main body, as in b, d, and h.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ascender
(text)A lowercase letter that extends above the "x-height"
(the height of the letter "x"), such as "d", "t", or "h".
Also used to denote the part of the letter extending above the
x-height.
Compare descender.
Compare descender.
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