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stepwise

[ step-wahyz ]

adverb

  1. in a steplike arrangement.
  2. Music. from one adjacent tone to another:

    The melody ascends stepwise.



adjective

  1. Music. moving from one adjacent tone to another:

    stepwise melodic progression.

stepwise

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adjective

  1. arranged in the manner of or resembling steps
  2. music proceeding by melodic intervals of a second
“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

adverb

  1. with the form or appearance of steps; step by step
  2. music 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stepwise1

First recorded in 1885–90; step + -wise
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