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tapered
ta·per T0042700 (tā′pər) n. 1. A small or very slender candle. 2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps. 3. A source of feeble light. 4. a. A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object. b. A gradual decrease, as in action or force. 5. Sports A period before a competition or race in which the intensity and frequency of exercise and training is decreased. v. ta·pered, ta·per·ing, ta·pers v. intr. 1. To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end. 2. To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off: The storm finally tapered off. 3. Sports To decrease one's exercise levels before a competition or race: tapered for a week before the marathon. v. tr. 1. To make thinner or narrower at one end. 2. To make smaller gradually. adj. Gradually decreasing in size toward a point.
[Middle English, from Old English tapor, possibly ultimately from Latin papyrus, papyrus (sometimes used for candlewicks); see paper.]
ta′per·ing·ly adv. tapered (ˈteɪpəd) adjbecoming narrower towards one endThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tapered - becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"narrowing, taperingnarrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
Translationstaper (ˈteipə) noun a long, thin type of candle. 細長蠟燭 细长蜡烛 verb (sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end. The leaves taper (off) to a point. 逐漸變細 逐渐变细ˈtapered, ˈtapering adjective becoming narrower or slimmer at one end. tapering fingers. 漸漸變細的, 錐形的 渐渐变细的，锥形的 EncyclopediaSeetapertapered
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