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tapering
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. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tapering - the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"lowering - the act of causing to become less | | Adj. | 1. | tapering - becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"narrowing, taperednarrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" | | 2. | tapering - gradually decreasing until little remainsdwindling, tapering offdecreasing - becoming less or smaller |
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 Tapering
TaperingForms exhibiting a gradual diminution in thickness, or reduction in cross section, as in a spire or column. tapering
tapering Imaging The gradual narrowing of a lumen, often due to external compression. See Rat tail tapering Sports medicine A weight training term for a slow 'weaning' from steroid use. See Anabolic steroids, Weight training Therapeutics The gradual lowering of drug dose. See Drug tapering. TaperingGradually reducing the amount of a drug when stopping it abruptly would cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.Mentioned in: Narcoticstapering
Related to tapering: tapering offSynonyms for taperingnoun the act of gradually lowering the size or amountRelated Wordsadj becoming gradually narrowerSynonymsRelated Wordsadj gradually decreasing until little remainsSynonymsRelated Words |