1. someone who ascends • Derivationally related forms: ascend • Hypernyms: mover • Hyponyms: mounter, climber 2. a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters • Derivationally related forms: ascend • Hypernyms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character 3.(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters • Topics: printing, printing process • Hypernyms: line