"dropwise" meaning in English

See dropwise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From drop + -wise. Etymology templates: {{af|en|drop|-wise}} drop + -wise Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dropwise (not comparable)
  1. One drop at a time. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: dropwisely
    Sense id: en-dropwise-en-adj-3zEG1z9O Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 64 36

Adverb

Etymology: From drop + -wise. Etymology templates: {{af|en|drop|-wise}} drop + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} dropwise (not comparable)
  1. In drops; one drop at a time. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: dropmeal, guttatim Translations (one drop at a time): druppel voor druppel (Dutch), tipoittain (Finnish), tropfenweise (German), Tropfen für Tropfen (German), guttātim (Latin), droppvis (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dropwise-en-adv-zicMIM3F
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "one drop at a time",
          "word": "druppel voor druppel"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "tipoittain"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "one drop at a time",
          "word": "tropfenweise"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "code": "la",
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          "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "one drop at a time",
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