Definition of taper Taper
/tejˈpɚ/ - [teyper] - tap•er
We found 19 definitions of taper from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: tapers |
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| taper - the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) | ||
| narrowing the act of making something narrower | ||
| pointedness, point the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable" | ||
| taper - a convex shape that narrows toward a point | ||
| convex shape, convexity a shape that curves or bulges outward | ||
| taper - stick of wax with a wick in the middle | ||
| candle, wax light | ||
| lamp an artificial source of visible illumination | ||
| candlewick the wick of a candle | ||
| chandlery a storeroom where candles are kept | ||
| dip a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms | ||
| rush candle, rushlight a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick | ||
| vigil candle, vigil light a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church | ||
| taper - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame | ||
| wick | ||
| cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" | ||
| kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light | ||
| wax light, candle, taper stick of wax with a wick in the middle | ||
Verb |
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| taper - diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off" | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| taper - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" | ||
| sharpen, point | ||
| change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form | ||
| taper off become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off" | ||
| fizzle, fizzle out, peter out, taper off become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off" | ||
| acuminate make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point | ||
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Wiktionary 
- taper (Noun)
A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. - taper (Noun)
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object. - taper (Noun)
One who operates a tape machine. - taper (Noun)
Someone who works with tape or tapes. - taper (Verb)
To make thinner or narrower at one end. - taper (Verb)
To diminish gradually.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- taper (n.)
A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. - taper (n.)
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire. - taper (a.)
Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers. - taper (v. i.)
To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. - taper (v. t.)
To make or cause to taper.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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taper
tā′pėr, n. a small wax-candle or light: tapering form.—adj. narrowed towards the point, like a taper: long and slender.—v.i. to become gradually smaller towards one end.—v.t. to make to taper.—adj. Tā′pering, growing gradually thinner.—adv. Tā′peringly, in a tapering manner.—n. Tā′perness, state of being taper. [A.S. tapor, prob. Ir. tapar.]
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