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step-up
(stĕp′ŭp′)adj.
1. Increasing in steps or by stages.
2. Electricity Serving to increase voltage: a step-up transformer.
n.
An increase in size, amount, or activity.
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step′-up`
adj.
1. effecting an increase.
2. serving to increase voltage: a step-up transformer.
n. 3. an increase or rise in rate or quantity.
[1890–95]
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step-up
1. In land operations, a procedure by which control is passed from an organization to an element of that organization which has been sent to a new location in order to maintain continuity of control during relocation(s) of that organization.
2. In land operations, the element of an organization which is sent to carry out a step-up procedure.
2. In land operations, the element of an organization which is sent to carry out a step-up procedure.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. | step-up - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" change of magnitude - the act of changing the amount or size of something addition - the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years" appreciation - an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" surge, upsurge - a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" augmentation - the act of augmenting amplification - (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current enlargement, expansion - the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope escalation - an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities" maximation, maximisation, maximization - the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position exaggeration - the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail inclusion - the act of including aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" strengthening - the act of increasing the strength of something intensification - action that makes something stronger or more extreme intensification - the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) split up, stock split, split - an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" |
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step-up
[ˈstepʌp] N (= increase) (in production, sales) → aumento m; (in campaign, attempts, efforts) → intensificación fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
step-up
adj (Elec) → herauftransformierend;
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