step-up
or step·up
[ step-uhp ]
/ ˈstɛpˌʌp /
adjective
effecting an increase.
Electricity.
serving to increase voltage: a step-up transformer.
(of a lease) allowing for gradual rent increases to the highest amount permissible.
noun
an increase or rise in the rate or quantity of something.
Origin of step-up
First recorded in 1890–95; adj., noun use of verb phrase
step up
Words nearby step-up
step-down,
step-in,
step-off,
step-on,
step-parent,
step-up,
stepanakert,
stepbrother,
stepchair,
stepchild,
stepdame
Example sentences from the Web for step-up
It was attached to a step-up transformer that converted the current to 230 volts.
The transformation from a relatively low voltage to the high one is effected by means of what is called a step-up transformer.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature |Henry Smith WilliamsThe former is called "step-up" while the latter is a "step-down" transformer.
Physics |Willis Eugene TowerBarely touched 'em—current something less than a thousandth of a micro-ampere on a million to one step-up.
Skylark Three |Edward Elmer Smith