Definition of Taper. Meaning of Taper. Synonyms of Taper

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Definition of Taper

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 Taper from wikipedia

- Look up taper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- **** threads used on threaded pipes and pipe ****ings. They include both tapered and straight thread series for various purposes, including rigidity, pressure-tight...
- 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...
- having a slightly larger diameter than the other. Metric taper pins have a taper of 1:50. A 1:50 taper means that one end of a 50 mm long bar will be 1 mm...
- 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...
- A taper is a person who records musical events, often from standing microphones in the audience, for the benefit of the musical group's fanbase. Such...