the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires. to become gradually narrower towards one end, or to make something become narrower at one end taper to
The resting process in training for swimming competition During the middle of the swimming season, a swimmer may work out up to 10,000 to 15,000 meters (8 to 10 miles) each day As a major competition draws near, the swimmer will "taper" off the distances swum each day A
The maximum gradual dimensional change in the O D of one end of the tubing or rod to the opposite end
A digital signal processing function that fades a sound in or out between two points Tapering permanently modifies a sound
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire
Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; as, taper fingers