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taper - Dictionary definition and meaning for taper

TAPER

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  • (noun) stick of wax with a wick in the middle

    synonyms : candle , wax light
  • (noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

    synonyms : wick
  • (noun) the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

  • (noun) a convex shape that narrows toward a point

  • (verb) diminish gradually

    "Interested tapered off"

  • (verb) give a point to

    "The candles are tapered"

    synonyms : point , sharpen

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Mnemonics for taper

  • (Tag: ) Remember your workshop course - you would've done tapering. Otherwise, think of a hose pipe connecting to a tap. Its width decreases gradually.

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  • (Tag: ) Taper and Slender have similar sounds. If you taper something to a point, it becomes slender at that point (it gets slimmer than from where it had started).

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