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Definitions for Taper

[1] to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
[2] to grow gradually lean.
[3] to make gradually smaller toward one end.
[4] to reduce gradually.
[5] gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
[6] gradual decrease of force, capacity, etc.
[7] anything having a tapering form, as a spire or obelisk.
[8] a candle, especially a very slender one.
[9] a long wick coated with wax, tallow, or the like, as for use in lighting candles or gas.
[10] taper off , to become gradually more slender toward one end. to cease by degrees; decrease; diminish: The storm is beginning to taper off now. I haven't stopped smoking entirely, but I'm tapering off to three cigarettes a day.
[11] a person who records or edits magnetic tape, videotape, etc.
[12] to become or cause to become narrower towards one end the spire tapers to a point
[13] (often foll by off) to become or cause to become smaller or less significant
[14] a thin candle
[15] a thin wooden or waxed strip for transferring a flame; spill
[16] a narrowing
[17] engineering (in conical parts) the amount of variation in the diameter per unit of length
[18] any feeble source of light

Words related to Taper

dwindle, lessen, recede, abate, subside, bate, drain, wane, reduce, thin, fade, close, diminish, rescind, narrow, weaken

Words nearby Taper

tape streamer, tape transport, tape-record, tapeman, tapenade, taper, taper off, taper pin, taper relief, tapered roller bearing, taperstick

Origin of Taper

2tape + -er1

Words that may be confused with Taper

taper, tapir

Other words from Taper

ta·per·er , noun
ta·per·ing·ly , adverb
un·ta·pered , adjective
un·ta·per·ing , adjective

Word origin for Taper

Old English tapor, probably from Latin papӯrus papyrus (from its use as a wick)

Synonyms for Taper

abate, dwindle, lessen, recede, subside, taper off, bate, close, diminish, drain, fade, narrow, reduce, rescind, thin, wane, weaken, die away, die out, thin out, wind down