taper
verbDefinition of taper
(Entry 1 of 4)
: to cause to taper
taper
noun (1)Definition of taper (Entry 2 of 4)
1a
: a slender candle
b
: a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or fires
c
: a feeble light
2a
: a tapering form or figure
b
: gradual diminution of thickness, diameter, or width in an elongated object
c
: a gradual decrease
taper
adjectiveDefinition of taper (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: progressively narrowed toward one end
2
: furnished with or adjusted to a scale : graduated
taper freight rates
taper
noun (2)Definition of taper (Entry 4 of 4)
: one that applies or dispenses tape
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