Explore Ascender through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mover or letter. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ascender meaning
- A person or thing that ascends.
- The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
- A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
Using Ascender
- The main meaning on this page is: A person or thing that ascends. | The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline. | A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
- Useful related words include: mover, letter, alphabetic character, line.
- In the example corpus, ascender often appears in combinations such as: the ascender.
Context around Ascender
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ascender
- In this selection, "ascender" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, letters stand out and add context to how "ascender" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include lander an ascender and a and other ascender letters with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ascender" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ascender
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Chang’e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender, and a returner, was launched on November 24. (20 words)
The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off on Tuesday and entered a preset orbit around the moon, the China National Space Administration said. (26 words)
Other ascender letters with carons, such as letters ȟ (used in Finnish Romani and Lakota ) and ǩ (used in Skolt Sami ), did not modify their carons to superscript commas. (29 words)
Also used was the Tironian note (a character similar to the digit 7) for the conjunction and, and a thorn with a crossbar through the ascender for the pronoun þæt main. (31 words)
Other ascender letters with carons, such as letters ȟ (used in Finnish Romani and Lakota ) and ǩ (used in Skolt Sami ), did not modify their carons to superscript commas. (29 words)
The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off on Tuesday and entered a preset orbit around the moon, the China National Space Administration said. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off on Tuesday and entered a preset orbit around the moon, the China National Space Administration said.
The Chang’e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender, and a returner, was launched on November 24.
Also used was the Tironian note (a character similar to the digit 7) for the conjunction and, and a thorn with a crossbar through the ascender for the pronoun þæt main.
Other ascender letters with carons, such as letters ȟ (used in Finnish Romani and Lakota ) and ǩ (used in Skolt Sami ), did not modify their carons to superscript commas.
Common combinations with ascender
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: