scalewiseadj.adv.
/ˈskeɪlwʌɪz/ A. adj.
= scalar adj. 3.
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scalar1928
scalewise1931
scalic1933
1931 G. Jacob Orchestral Technique ix. 81 Eighteenth-century trumpet parts were written very high because of the impossibility of obtaining scale-wise passages on the natural instrument except amongst the very high harmonics.
1977 Early Music 5 535/2 The interaction of tirades (scale-wise flourishes)..always requires some arbitrary adjustment by the player.
B. adv.
In the manner of a scale; in respect of a scale.
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scalewise1959
1959 Listener 8 Jan. 80/2 The opening cantabile theme, descending scalewise, continuously flows into more ornate melismata.
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