stepwise

[ step-wahyz ]

/ ˈstɛpˌwaɪz /

adverb

in a steplike arrangement.

Music. from one adjacent tone to another: The melody ascends stepwise.

adjective

Music. moving from one adjacent tone to another: stepwise melodic progression.

Origin of stepwise

First recorded in 1885–90; step + -wise

Words nearby stepwise

stepson, stepstool, steptoe, step turn, step-up, stepwise, -ster, steradian, sterco-, stercobilin, stercolith

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Example sentences from the Web for stepwise

Remember that it is easiest to leap from one register to a higher, a stepwise ascent being an insidious snare.
The Boy's Voice|J. Spencer Curwen
So at a definite, measurable rate this stepwise disintegration proceeds.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity|Francis Preston Venable
When the syncopated note belongs to the harmony of the measure, it may be left by a skip or stepwise progression.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons|Friedrich J. Lehmann
When the music moves about stepwise in close proximity above and below the breaks, we have another cause of flattening.
The Boy's Voice|J. Spencer Curwen

British Dictionary definitions for stepwise

stepwise

/ (ˈstɛpˌwaɪz) /

adjective

arranged in the manner of or resembling steps

music, US proceeding by melodic intervals of a second

adverb

with the form or appearance of steps; step by step

music, US in a stepwise motion

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单词	stepwise
释义	stepwise [ step-wahyz ] / ˈstɛpˌwaɪz / adverb in a steplike arrangement. Music. from one adjacent tone to another: The melody ascends stepwise. adjective Music. moving from one adjacent tone to another: stepwise melodic progression. Origin of stepwise First recorded in 1885–90; step + -wise Words nearby stepwise stepson, stepstool, steptoe, step turn, step-up, stepwise, -ster, steradian, sterco-, stercobilin, stercolith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stepwise Remember that it is easiest to leap from one register to a higher, a stepwise ascent being an insidious snare. The Boy's Voice\|J. Spencer Curwen So at a definite, measurable rate this stepwise disintegration proceeds. A Brief Account of Radio-activity\|Francis Preston Venable When the syncopated note belongs to the harmony of the measure, it may be left by a skip or stepwise progression. A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons\|Friedrich J. Lehmann When the music moves about stepwise in close proximity above and below the breaks, we have another cause of flattening. The Boy's Voice\|J. Spencer Curwen British Dictionary definitions for stepwise stepwise / (ˈstɛpˌwaɪz) / adjective arranged in the manner of or resembling steps music, US proceeding by melodic intervals of a second adverb with the form or appearance of steps; step by step music, US in a stepwise motion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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