Sekirov Dictionary

staircase

/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3
phrases 2

noun3

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A flight of stairs; a stairway.
- I was on the staircase by the bell / Blinded by the black magician's spell — 2011
A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.

verb2

•
To increase one's share in a co-ownership.
- It is a good idea to make plans for staircasing when you first buy your shared ownership home. — 2018
•
To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.
- This leads to much smoother reconstructions in regions of moderate gradient and thus prevents staircasing. — 2006

forms

staircased · staircasing · staircases

Phrases with staircase

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