[
US
/ˈteɪpɝ/
]
[ UK /tˈeɪpɐ/ ]
[ UK /tˈeɪpɐ/ ]
NOUN
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
- a convex shape that narrows toward a point
VERB
-
give a point to
The candles are tapered -
diminish gradually
Interested tapered off
How To Use taper In A Sentence
- Or consider the college piano student, carefully groomed to taper each Mozartean phrase just so, and deliver sharp accents in Bartok.
- In the midst of the church stood 12. waxe tapers of two yards long, and a fathom about in bignesse, and there stands a kettle full of waxe with about 100. weight, wherein there is alwayes the wicke of a candle burning, as it were a lampe which goeth not out day nor night. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03
- The cue maker then carefully chooses and seasons the wood, before tapering and sanding it down on a lathe.
- The micropipette was pulled manually to a gradual taper to ease insertion into the tissue.
- Yes the win in Riesa was pleasing as I was wearing a normal costume and was unrested, unshaved and untapered so that's always a confidence boost
- The Queen pulled back on the cross, leaving the Governess holding the thin tapered dagger that had been concealed inside. 365 tomorrows » 2008 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
- The magazine tube holds 10 rounds and the tapered octagon barrel is 20 inches long.
- Taper and skive four thongs, form a loop with the small end of the longest strand, and seize all strands together. THE SHIPPING NEWS
- The waist was small and tapered into a V, and the skirt flared out slightly, with filmy layers overlying the dress.
- My book reading has tapered off since discovering weblogs.
