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TaperTaper 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. Taper
Taper Ta"per, v. t.
To make or cause to taper.
Taper
Taper Ta"per, n. [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W.
tampr.]
1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a
small light.
Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. --Shak.
2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an
elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
Taper
Taper Ta"per, a. [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion
to its form.]
Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward
one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.
Meaning of Taper from wikipedia
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Taper may
refer to: Part of an
object in the
shape of a cone (conical)
Taper (transmission line), a transmission...
- In sports,
tapering is the
practice of
reducing exercise in the days just
before an
important competition.
Tapering is
customary both in
endurance sports...
- The
temple fade, also
known as a
Brooklyn fade,
taper fade, and blowout, is a
haircut that
first gained po****rity in the late 90s and
early 2000s in...
- The Luer
taper is a
standardized system of small-scale
fluid ****ings used for
making leak-free
connections between a male-
taper ****ing and its mating...
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Tapering may
refer to:
Tapering (economics),
reduction of the
quantitative easing program in the US
Tapering (mathematics), a type of
shape transformation...
- In
cymbal making,
taper refers to the
gradual change in
thickness from the bell to the rim of the cymbal. It is one of the key
features that determines...
- : 129–131 : 98–101 The
style is also
known by
other names including taper cut,
regular taper cut, side-part and
standard haircut; as well as
short back and...
- A
machine taper is a
system for
securing cutting tools or
toolholders in the
spindle of a
machine tool or
power tool. A male
member of
conical form (that...
- S. (Sydney) Mark
Taper (25
December 1901 – 15
December 1994) was a Polish-born British-American real
estate developer,
financier and
philanthropist in...
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marked with an "A" for
logarithmic taper or a "B" for
linear taper; "C" for the
rarely seen
reverse logarithmic taper. Others,
particularly those from Europe...
