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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Taper \Ta"per\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapering}.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tapering \Ta"per*ing\, adjective Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. -- {Ta"per*ing*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tapering
adjective
1: gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire" [syn: {tapered}]
2: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapered}, {narrowing}]
3: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: {dwindling}, {tapering off}]
noun: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "tapering": acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, barbed, coarctation, cone-shaped, constriction, contraction, cornuted, cusped, cuspidate, hispid, horned, horny, mucronate, narrowing, needle-pointed, needle-sharp, pointed, pronged, sharp-pointed, spiculate, spiked, spiky, spined, spinous, spiny, stricture, taper, tapered, tined, toothed, unbated
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