steppedadj.

Brit.

/stɛpt/, U.S.

/stɛpt/

Etymology: < step n.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. Having a step or steps; formed in a series of steps (see step v. 12); spec. of the float or hull of a seaplane or hydroplane. Cf. step n.¹ 15c.

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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > shaped like steps or stairs

stairy1599

step-like1822

stepped1833

graded1850

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [adjective] > type of hull of seaplane

stepped1911

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §1890 In this style we have the simple gable of two lines..and the stepped gable.

1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. v. 155 The more grandiose yet theatrical form of the stepped bema.

1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools iv. §150 Stepped Teeth... A wheel with stepped teeth.

1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 62 The stepped path on the cliff.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2376/1 Stepped Gage, one having a series of notches which may fit varying sizes of holes.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2376/1 The stepped key was shown in Rountree's lock, English patent, 1790.

1881 E. Wilson Egypt of Past 24 The stepped pyramid.

1893 J. A. R. Munro in Athenæum 4 Nov. 632/2 The inscribed field of the architrave..occupies the top of the blocks above a stepped surface.

1898 M. Hewlett Forest Lovers xiv There are three ravines about it, with a stepped path through each to the Castle.

1911 Flight 9 Dec. 1074/2 The float consists of a three~stepped hydroplane.

1951 Engineering 8 June 680/2 In general, the appraisal of the respective merits and demerits of round-bilge, hard-chine and stepped hulls is fair and temperate.

2. Carried out or occurring in stages or with pauses, rather than continuously.

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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective] > not continuous or occurring in jumps or steps

saltatory1844

quantal1917

stepwise1934

stepped1935

1935 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 152 597 The prolific branching of the main part of the first stroke of a series arises solely from downward branching in the stepped leader which precedes it.

1944 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 150 128 a The causes of the distortion of steel parts during heat treatment are analysed and methods of preventing it, including austempering and other forms of stepped quenching, are discussed.

1977 J. Hedgecoe Photographer's Handbk. 125 If you project a transparency using a zoom lens, you get a similar effect to stepped zoom.

1981 Sci. Amer. Mar. 28/1 Subsequent leaders..move an order of magnitude faster than the first stepped leader in the freshly ionized gas.

3. With up. Raised by degree to a higher standard or level; increased, intensified.

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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective] > improved

ybetc1000

amendeda1382

bettered?1533

mended1548

well-improveda1643

improved1648

meliorated1657

enriched1691

ameliorated1788

stepped1933

uprated1967

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing in intensity or degree > increased in intensity or degree

strengthened1578

intended1590

exasperate1601

intenseda1658

aggrandized1689

heightened1701

intensated1831

intensified1862

stepped1933

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Nov. 20/2 Demands were being made on brewers for a ‘stepped-up’ beverage, whereas the normally brewed beer runs about four per cent.

1941 Battle of Britain Aug.–Oct. 1940 (Min. of Information) 26 Twenty Dornier 215's were encountered over the London Docks flying in a diamond formation escorted by Me 109's ‘stepped up’ to 22,000 feet.

1955 Times 22 Aug. 9/6 Mr. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce, to-day announced ‘a stepped up programme’ to make public as quickly as possible non-classified research reports of industrial significance by the Atomic Energy Commission.

1963 P. Fleming Kolchak xx. 212 They themselves were frightened men, and this combined with the necessarily stepped-up tempo of the interrogation to make them hectoring and exigent.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 23 Oct. 4/4 But he concedes that post officials are ‘a little concerned’ about handling the stepped-up volume of business over the Christmas season if the strike continues.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stepped
释义	steppedadj. Brit. /stɛpt/, U.S. /stɛpt/ Etymology: < step n.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. Having a step or steps; formed in a series of steps (see step v. 12); spec. of the float or hull of a seaplane or hydroplane. Cf. step n.¹ 15c. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > shaped like steps or stairs stairy1599 step-like1822 stepped1833 graded1850 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [adjective] > type of hull of seaplane stepped1911 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §1890 In this style we have the simple gable of two lines..and the stepped gable. 1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. v. 155 The more grandiose yet theatrical form of the stepped bema. 1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools iv. §150 Stepped Teeth... A wheel with stepped teeth. 1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 62 The stepped path on the cliff. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2376/1 Stepped Gage, one having a series of notches which may fit varying sizes of holes. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2376/1 The stepped key was shown in Rountree's lock, English patent, 1790. 1881 E. Wilson Egypt of Past 24 The stepped pyramid. 1893 J. A. R. Munro in Athenæum 4 Nov. 632/2 The inscribed field of the architrave..occupies the top of the blocks above a stepped surface. 1898 M. Hewlett Forest Lovers xiv There are three ravines about it, with a stepped path through each to the Castle. 1911 Flight 9 Dec. 1074/2 The float consists of a three~stepped hydroplane. 1951 Engineering 8 June 680/2 In general, the appraisal of the respective merits and demerits of round-bilge, hard-chine and stepped hulls is fair and temperate. 2. Carried out or occurring in stages or with pauses, rather than continuously. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective] > not continuous or occurring in jumps or steps saltatory1844 quantal1917 stepwise1934 stepped1935 1935 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 152 597 The prolific branching of the main part of the first stroke of a series arises solely from downward branching in the stepped leader which precedes it. 1944 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 150 128 a The causes of the distortion of steel parts during heat treatment are analysed and methods of preventing it, including austempering and other forms of stepped quenching, are discussed. 1977 J. Hedgecoe Photographer's Handbk. 125 If you project a transparency using a zoom lens, you get a similar effect to stepped zoom. 1981 Sci. Amer. Mar. 28/1 Subsequent leaders..move an order of magnitude faster than the first stepped leader in the freshly ionized gas. 3. With up. Raised by degree to a higher standard or level; increased, intensified. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective] > improved ybetc1000 amendeda1382 bettered?1533 mended1548 well-improveda1643 improved1648 meliorated1657 enriched1691 ameliorated1788 stepped1933 uprated1967 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing in intensity or degree > increased in intensity or degree strengthened1578 intended1590 exasperate1601 intenseda1658 aggrandized1689 heightened1701 intensated1831 intensified1862 stepped1933 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Nov. 20/2 Demands were being made on brewers for a ‘stepped-up’ beverage, whereas the normally brewed beer runs about four per cent. 1941 Battle of Britain Aug.–Oct. 1940 (Min. of Information) 26 Twenty Dornier 215's were encountered over the London Docks flying in a diamond formation escorted by Me 109's ‘stepped up’ to 22,000 feet. 1955 Times 22 Aug. 9/6 Mr. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce, to-day announced ‘a stepped up programme’ to make public as quickly as possible non-classified research reports of industrial significance by the Atomic Energy Commission. 1963 P. Fleming Kolchak xx. 212 They themselves were frightened men, and this combined with the necessarily stepped-up tempo of the interrogation to make them hectoring and exigent. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 23 Oct. 4/4 But he concedes that post officials are ‘a little concerned’ about handling the stepped-up volume of business over the Christmas season if the strike continues. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833
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