stepped

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛpt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛpt

Verb

stepped

1. simple past and past participle of step

Adjective

stepped (not comparable)

1. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs.

   a stepped key

   a stepped gear

   steeply stepped stairs

   • 1951 October, “Notes and News: Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 708:

     He informs us that the unusual cars with stepped floors are not those of the original pair of lines […] .

Derived terms

• stepped cycle track
• stepped pyramid
• stepped reckoner
• stepped-up

 

Translations

provided with steps, resembling steps

• Finnish: -askelinen, askelittainen