Definition of Tapers. Meaning of Tapers. Synonyms of Tapers

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Definition of Tapers

Taper
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.
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 Tapers from wikipedia

- thin candle Philadelphia Tapers (also New York Tapers and Washington Tapers), a defunct professional basketball team Taper (cymbal), the reduction in...
- belong to the tool or to the spindle; spindle noses may have male tapers, female tapers, or both. Machine tool operators must be able to install or remove...
- Tapering may refer to: Tapering (economics), reduction of the quantitative easing program in the US Tapering (mathematics), a type of shape transformation...
- Tapers generally do not financially profit from recording such concerts and record using their own equipment with permission from the artist. Taper recordings...
- In sports, tapering is the practice of reducing exercise in the days just before an important competition. Tapering is customary both in endurance sports...
- (1961–1962). It traces its history to the 1950s AAU New York Tapers. Originally the amateur New York Tapers, the team pla**** in the NABL and was sponsored by Technical...
- 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...
- than the other. Tapers are usually used for expanding piercings in order to accommodate larger plugs. Even at smaller gauges, tapers are not meant to...
- 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...
- In medicine, tapering is the practice of gradually reducing the dosage of a medication to reduce or discontinue it. Generally, tapering is done is to avoid...