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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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Acuminate
::
Acuminate
(a.)
Tapering
to a
point;
pointed;
as,
acuminate
leaves,
teeth,
etc..
Taperness
::
Taperness
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
taper;
tapering
form;
taper.
Tapering
::
Tapering
(a.)
Becoming
gradually
smaller
toward
one end.
Cone
::
Cone (n.) A solid of the form
described
by the
revolution
of a
right-angled
triangle
about one of the sides
adjacent
to the right
angle;
--
called
also a right cone. More
generally,
any solid
having
a
vertical
point and
bounded
by a
surface
which is
described
by a
straight
line
always
passing
through
that
vertical
point;
a solid
having
a
circle
for its base and
tapering
to a point or
vertex..
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..
Graduate
::
Graduate
(v. i.) To
taper,
as the tail of
certain
birds..
Obelisk
::
Obelisk
(n.) An
upright,
four-sided
pillar,
gradually
tapering
as it
rises,
and
terminating
in a
pyramid
called
pyramidion.
It is
ordinarily
monolithic.
Egyptian
obelisks
are
commonly
covered
with
hieroglyphic
writing
from top to
bottom..
Brad
::
Brad (n.) A thin nail,
usually
small,
with a
slight
projection
at the top on one side
instead
of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat
circular
head;
sometimes,
a
small,
tapering,
square-bodied
finishing
nail, with a
countersunk
head..
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..
Spiss
::
Spiry (a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
spire;
like a
spire,
tall,
slender,
and
tapering;
abounding
in
spires;
as, spiry
turrets..
Cue
::
Cue (n.) A
straight
tapering
rod used to impel the balls in
playing
billiards.
Belemnite
::
Belemnite
(n.) A
conical
calcareous
fossil,
tapering
to a point at the lower
extremity,
with a
conical
cavity
at the other end, where it is
ordinarily
broken;
but when
perfect
it
contains
a small
chambered
cone,
called
the
phragmocone,
prolonged,
on one side, into a
delicate
concave
blade;
the
thunderstone.
It is the
internal
shell of a
cephalopod
related
to the
sepia,
and
belonging
to an
extinct
family.
The
belemnites
are found in rocks of the
Jurassic
and
Cretaceous
ages..
Terete
::
Terete
(a.)
Cylindrical
and
slightly
tapering;
columnar,
as some stems of
plants..
Yard
::
Yard (v. i.) A long piece of
timber,
nearly
cylindrical,
tapering
toward
the ends, and
designed
to
support
and
extend
a
square
sail. A yard is
usually
hung by the
center
to the mast. See
Illust.
of
Ship..
Fusiform
::
Fusiform
(a.)
Shaped
like a
spindle;
tapering
at each end; as, a
fusiform
root; a
fusiform
cell..
Grenadier
::
Grenadier
(n.) Any
marine
fish of the genus
Macrurus,
in which the body and tail taper to a
point;
they
mostly
inhabit
the deep sea; --
called
also onion fish, and
rat-tail
fish..
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..
Nozzle
::
Nozzle
(n.) A short tube,
usually
tapering,
forming
the vent of a hose or
pipe..
Gusset
::
Gusset
(n.) A small piece of cloth
inserted
in a
garment,
for the
purpose
of
strengthening
some part or
giving
it a
tapering
enlargement..
Archaeopteryx
::
Archaeopteryx
(n.) A
fossil
bird, of the
Jurassic
period,
remarkable
for
having
a long
tapering
tail of many
vertebrae
with
feathers
along each side, and jaws armed with
teeth,
with other
reptilian
characteristics..
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