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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

stepwise en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English step Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English stepwise From step + -wise.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal
    • The act of translation requires the stepwise decoding of the mRNA one codon at a time. 2003, Steven Scott Phelps, tRNA interactions in the ribosomal A-site […] , page 48:

Deriveds

stepwisely

Synonyms

step-by-step · graduated

stepwise en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English step Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English stepwise From step + -wise.

Meanings

  1. One step or stage at a time; step by step

Forms

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most stepwise Degree=Sup lexicographic
more stepwise Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

incrementally · step by step · in order

Translations (6)

fi askel kerrallaan (one step or stage at a time) · hu lépésről lépésre (one step or stage at a time) · fi askelittain (one step or stage at a time) · fi järjestyksessä (one step or stage at a time) · hu lépésenként (one step or stage at a time) · de schrittweise (one step or stage at a time)