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stepless, a.|ˈstɛplɪs| [f. step n.1 + -less.] 1. Having no step or steps.
1827G. Darley Sylvia 20 You might as well climb the stepless air and catch that voice..as overtake my Sylvia. 2. Continuously variable; capable of being given any value within a certain range.
1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 23 adv., Speed control is through the Wessex Carbon Pile, providing smooth, stepless acceleration. 1971Engineering Apr. 111/2 (Advt.), This equipment provides stepless current adjustment over the full range of the..generator. 1973Physics Bull. Feb. 110/1 The instruments in this range produce stepless dc voltage outputs. 1978Amateur Photographer 2 Aug. 6/2 Stepless shutter speed range of 1/1000th to 4 seconds + B. Hence ˈsteplessly adv.
1958Times Rev. Industry Oct. 67/3 The rate of travel..can be varied steplessly by a knob on the body. 1977Design Engin. July 73/2 Frequency and amplitude can be steplessly varied during operation. |