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Definition of taper
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of taper is as below...
Taper (n.) A
tapering
form;
gradual
diminution
of
thickness
in an
elongated
object;
as, the taper of a
spire..
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Taper
::
Taper (n.) A small wax
candle;
a small
lighted
wax
candle;
hence,
a small
light..
Pintail
::
Pintail
(n.) A
northern
duck
(Dafila
acuta),
native
of both
continents.
The adult male has a long,
tapering
tail.
Called
also gray duck,
piketail,
piket-tail,
spike-tail,
split-tail,
springtail,
sea
pheasant,
and gray
widgeon..
Tapering
::
Tapering
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tape.
Pin-tailed
::
Pin-tailed
(a.)
Having
a
tapered
tail, with the
middle
feathers
longest;
-- said of
birds..
Terebra
::
Terebra
(n.) A genus of
marine
gastropods
having
a long,
tapering
spire.
They
belong
to the
Toxoglossa.
Called
also auger
shell..
Plug
::
Plug (n.) A high,
tapering
silk hat..
Torchwort
::
Torchwort
(n.) The
common
mullein,
the
stalks
of
which,
dipped
in suet,
anciently
served
for
torches.
Called
also
torch,
and
hig-taper..
Taper
::
Taper (n.) A
tapering
form;
gradual
diminution
of
thickness
in an
elongated
object;
as, the taper of a
spire..
Stal
::
Staktometer
(n.) A drop
measurer;
a glass tube
tapering
to a small
orifice
at the
point,
and
having
a bulb in the
middle,
used for
finding
the
number
of drops in equal
quantities
of
different
liquids.
See
Pipette..
Conical
::
Conical
(a.)
Having
the form of, or
resembling,
a
geometrical
cone; round and
tapering
to a
point,
or
gradually
lessening
in
circumference;
as, a conic or
conical
figure;
a
conical
vessel..
Vestlet
::
Vestlet
(n.) Any one of
several
species
of
actinians
belonging
to the genus
Cerianthus.
These
animals
have a long,
smooth
body
tapering
to the base, and two
separate
circles
of
tentacles
around
the
mouth.
They form a
tough,
flexible,
feltlike
tube with a
smooth
internal
lining,
in which they
dwell,
whence
the
name..
Broach
::
Broach
(n.) A tool of
steel,
generally
tapering,
and of a
polygonal
form, with from four to eight
cutting
edges,
for
smoothing
or
enlarging
holes in
metal;
sometimes
made
smooth
or
without
edges,
as for
burnishing
pivot holes in
watches;
a
reamer.
The
broach
for gun
barrels
is
commonly
square
and
without
taper..
Surge
::
Surge (n.) The
tapered
part of a
windlass
barrel
or a
capstan,
upon which the cable
surges,
or
slips..
Horn
::
Horn (n.) An
incurved,
tapering
and
pointed
appendage
found in the
flowers
of the
milkweed
(Asclepias)..
Club
::
Club (n.) A heavy staff of wood,
usually
tapering,
and
wielded
the hand; a
weapon;
a
cudgel..
Aaron's Rod
::
Aaron's
rod () A plant with a tall
flowering
stem; esp. the great
mullein,
or
hag-taper,
and the
golden-rod..
Point
::
Point (n.)
Anything
which
tapers
to a
sharp,
well-defined
termination.
Specifically:
A small
promontory
or cape; a tract of land
extending
into the water
beyond
the
common
shore
line..
Taperness
::
Taperness
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
taper;
tapering
form;
taper.
Terete
::
Terete
(a.)
Cylindrical
and
slightly
tapering;
columnar,
as some stems of
plants..
Knout
::
Knout (n.) A kind of whip for
flogging
criminals,
formerly
much used in
Russia.
The last is a
tapering
bundle
of
leather
thongs
twisted
with wire and
hardened,
so that it
mangles
the
flesh..
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