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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
stepwise en · ADJ
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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
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(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
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One step or stage at a time; step by step
Forms
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)