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tapering |
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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