tapered

ta·per

(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.

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[Middle English, from Old English tapor, possibly ultimately from Latin papyrus, papyrus (sometimes used for candlewicks); see paper.]

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ta′per·ing·ly adv.

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tapered

(ˈteɪpəd)

adj

becoming narrower towards one end

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tapered - becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" narrowing, tapering narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"

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Translations

špičatý

tilspidset

fuselé

fokozatosan vékonyodó

ucuna doğru incelen parmaklar

tapered

[ˈteɪpəd] tapering [ˈteɪpərɪŋ] ADJ [shape] → ahusado, que termina en punta; [finger] → afilado; [table leg] → que se va estrechando (Mech) → cónico

taper off taper away VI + ADV

1. (= narrow)
see taper B

2. (= reduce) [spending, fighting, violence] → ir disminuyendo; [storm, snowfall] → ir amainando
his popularity is tapering off → su popularidad está decayendo

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tapered

[ˈteɪpə^rd] tapering [ˈteɪpərɪŋ] adj → fuselé(e), effilé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tapered

adj → spitz zulaufend; tapered trousers → Hosen, die unten enger werden

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tapered

[ˈteɪpəd] adj (trouser leg, stick) → affusolato/a

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taper

(ˈteipə) noun

a long, thin type of candle. dun kers شَمْعَه رَفيعَه، فَتيلَه مُشَمَّعَه свещица círio svíčka die Wachskerze kerte λεπτό κερί cerilla peenike küünal شمع باریک kynttilä cierge נֵר דָקִיק पतली मोमबत्ती tanka voštana svijeća vékony viaszgyertya lilin örmjótt kerti cero 小ろうそく 가는 양초 plona žvakė tieva vaska svece lilin tirus dunne kaars tynt vokslys, kjerte cienka świeca círio lumâ­­­nare subţire длинная, тонкая свеча sviečka voščena sveča tanka voštana sveća smalt vaxljus เทียนขนาดเล็ก ince mum 細長蠟燭 тонка воскова свічка موم بتي dây nến 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. dun af يَسْتَدِق заострям afilar(-se) zužovat se sich verjüngen gøre tyndere mod enden λεπταίνω στην άκρη afilarse; estrecharse otsast teravamaks tegema, kitsenema باریک شدن kaventua effiler לְהַצֵר तंग होना zašiljivati (se), tanjiti (se) fokozatosan vékonyít, szűkít; elvékonyodik meruncing mjókka í annan endann assottigliarsi 先が細くなる 끝이 점점 가늘어지다 smailėti, smailinti kļūt smailam; sašaurināties menirus spits toelopenløpe ut i en spiss zwężać się afilar(-se) a se subţia сужаться zužovať sa biti priostren sužavati se smalna av ทำให้เรียวลงหรือแคบลงทีละน้อย giderek sivrilmek 逐漸變細 звужувати(ся) в кінці باريک کرنا يا ہونا trở nên hẹp, mỏng hơn 逐渐变细

ˈtapered, ˈtapering adjective

becoming narrower or slimmer at one end. tapering fingers. afgedun مُسْتَدِق الطَّرَف заострен afilado špičatý spitz zulaufend tilspidset μυτερός, λεπτός στην άκρη afilado kitsenev, terava otsaga نوک تیز kapeneva fuselé מְצֵר नुक़ीली, सूच्याग्र stanjen, zašiljen fokozatosan vékonyodó meruncing uppmjókkandi, sem smámjókkar í annan endann affusolato 先細の 끝으로 갈수록 가늘어지는 smailėjantis konusveidīgs; nosmailināts; sašaurināts tirus; runcing spits toelopend som løper ut i en spiss zwężający się afilado alun­git сужающийся špicatý koničast koji se sužava avsmalnande, långsmal ซึ่งเรียวลงและแคบลงทีละน้อย ucuna doğru incelen parmaklar 漸漸變細的, 錐形的 загострений سوکھا ہوا hình nón, vót nhọn 渐渐变细的，锥形的

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