stepper
noun
Simple meaning
A person or animal that steps.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
stehperSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstɛpɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person or animal that steps, especially energetically or high.
A kind of electric motor that advances in steps rather than smoothly.
A motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps
A professional dancer
A type of exercise machine.
A device used in the manufacture of microcircuits to apply a photolithographic image repeatedly, at regular intervals (by imaging, moving a step and repeating).
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A kind of electric motor that advances in steps rather than smoothly.
Used this way, stepper is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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