STEPWISE


Meaning of STEPWISE in English

/step"wuyz'/ , adv.

1. in a steplike arrangement.

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

adj.

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

[ 1885-90; STEP + -WISE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .