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stepwise
[ step-wahyz ]
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.
stepwise
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adjective
- arranged in the manner of or resembling steps
- music proceeding by melodic intervals of a second
adverb
- with the form or appearance of steps; step by step
- music in a stepwise motion
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Example Sentences
Even before the meeting began Monday, South Korean Environment Minister Kim Wan-sup was trying to dial back expectations, telling reporters: “I believe it may be more realistic to pursue stepwise measures.â€
But even reaching those valleys can be difficult, requiring the stepwise exchange of electrons and protons among various molecules.
MIF levels also appeared to increase in a stepwise fashion as neighborhood composition changed from mostly Black to some Black to mixed to mostly white neighborhoods.
In general, mutations in multiple genes accumulate in a stepwise manner when normal cells become cancerous.
Then, their descendants make a stepwise return to the north, taking up to four generations to complete the journey.
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