3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taper \Ta"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr & vb n.
{Tapering}.]
To become gradually smaller toward one end as a sugar loaf
tapers toward one end
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tapering \Ta"per*ing\, a.
Becoming gradually smaller toward one end --
{Ta"per*ing*ly}, adv
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tapering
adj 1: gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
[syn: {tapered}]
2: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers";
"trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapered}, {narrowing}]
3: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: {dwindling},
{tapering off}]
n : the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the
doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
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