taper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: taper	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for taper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
taper n a convex shape that narrows toward a point the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame Synonym(s): wick, taper stick of wax with a wick in the middle Synonym(s): candle, taper, wax light v diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off" give a point to; "The candles are tapered" Synonym(s): sharpen, taper, point
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taper \Ta"per\, v. t. To make or cause to taper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.