stepwise

/step-wahyz/US // ˈstɛpˌwaɪz //UK // (ˈstɛpˌwaɪz) //

阶梯式,逐步,渐进式,循序渐进

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb

1
- : in a steplike arrangement.
- : Music. from one adjacent tone to another: The melody ascends stepwise.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : Music. moving from one adjacent tone to another: stepwise melodic progression.

They used computer algorithms, sets of stepwise instructions that help solve mathematical problems.
When eighth-notes are used, as at a, they must be approached and left stepwise.
It was extended stepwise through different keys over the entire range of the two octaves of the voice.
In this case it is best to continue stepwise through the tone of resolution.
The perfect fifth following the diminished fifth is good when taken in an upward direction stepwise in the higher parts.
Both notes should be approached and left stepwise, with the exception that the first may be taken by a skip.