English Explanatory Dictionary

staircase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flight of stairs; a stairway.
  2. A connected set of flights of stairs; a stairwell.
  3. A set of locks (enclosed sections of waterway) mounted one above the next.
verb
  1. To modify (a signal, a graph, etc.) to reduce a smooth curve to a series of discrete steps.
  2. To increase one's share in a co-ownership.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ en-us-staircase.ogg

Word forms

staircase staircases stair-case staircasing staircased

Etymology

From stair + case.

Related words

jaggies staircasing effect

Derived words

devil's staircase everlasting staircase helical staircase moving staircase Penrose staircase spiral staircase staircaselike staircase lock staircase wit staircasing
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