ascender

== English == === Etymology === From ascend +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ) === Noun === ascender (plural ascenders) A person or thing that ascends. Coordinate term: descender (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline. Coordinate term: descender (typography, uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h. Coordinate term: descender (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cedranes, reascend == Interlingua == === Verb === ascender to ascend, go up ==== Conjugation ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ascendere. === Pronunciation === Homophone: acender (chiefly Brazil) Hyphenation: as‧cen‧der === Verb === ascender (first-person singular present ascendo, first-person singular preterite ascendi, past participle ascendido) (intransitive) to ascend; to rise Synonyms: subir, alçar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ascensão descender === Further reading === “ascender”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ascender”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ascendere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asθenˈdeɾ/ [as.θẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /asenˈdeɾ/ [a.sẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: as‧cen‧der === Verb === ascender (first-person singular present asciendo, first-person singular preterite ascendí, past participle ascendido) to ascend, to mount, to climb Antonym: descender (business) to advance (of status) to rise ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ascender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025