ascender

noun

as·cend·er ə-ˈsen-dər

ˈa-ˌsen-

: the part of a lowercase letter (such as b) that rises above the main body of the letter

also : a letter that has such a part

: a device used for climbing rope that slides freely in one direction and grips the rope when pulled in the opposite direction

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The collection of rocks launched from the lunar surface in the spacecraft’s ascender on June 3, then united with the orbiter days later. —

Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024 Some examples of instances are weight (ultra-thin to black), width (extended to condensed), optical size (text vs. display), counter width, roughness, slant, ascender height, and more. —

PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024 An ascender then lifted them off the lunar surface and transferred them in lunar orbit to a re-entry vehicle, which then traveled back to Earth after separating from its lunar orbiter. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN, 25 June 2024 The China National Space Administration said the spacecraft withstood a high temperature test on the lunar surface, and acquired the samples using both drilling and surface collection before stowing them in a container inside the ascender of the probe as planned. —

Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ascender