IPA: //əˈsɛnsɪv//
KK: /əˈsɛnsɪv/
Describing something that is increasing or moving upward, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
The ascensive nature of the economy has led to more job opportunities for everyone.
Ascensive is formed from "ascendere" (meaning to climb) and the suffix "-ive" (meaning having the nature of). The word describes something that has the nature of climbing or rising.
Think of 'climbing' ('ascendere') to remember that 'ascensive' means having the nature of rising or climbing.