Tapered - definition of tapered by The Free Dictionary 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 1 To make thinner or narrower at one end 2 To make smaller gradually
TAPERED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary The entire tube assembly is tapered and easy to handle A jacket that's cut in a tapered way in the front will emphasize the hourglass look SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
tapered - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to (cause to) become thinner toward one end: [no object] The shirt tapered at the waist [~ + object] to taper the shirt at the waist to become gradually more slender toward one end diminish: The snow will taper off at about midnight a candle, esp a very slender one to become smaller or thinner toward one end to grow gradually lean
Tapered Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Simple past tense and past participle of taper Narrowing gradually towards a point Shades can be curved, tapered, etched, or tinted This pan has a tubular tapered steel handle and the original tinsmith made lid Floating Lines Strong Tapered Leaders I fished a 8lb tippet for the first 2 days and then stepped down to a 6lb
TAPERED meaning: Gradually decreasing in thickness or width - OneLook adjective: Narrowing gradually towards a point adjective: (obsolete) Lit with a taper narrow, pointed, accuminate, acuminate, acuminose, multitapered, long-acuminate, thin, spindle-shaped, terete, more tapered off, tapered thread, tapered reamer, Tapered roller bearing, tapered suture needle, more Wikipedia articles (New!)