D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Stepped

/stĕpt/ · IPA /stɛpt/
01 a. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
  1. 1.
    Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
Phrases & compounds
Stepped gear — a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face in a series of steps.