taper

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A slender wax candle.

   “Strike on the Tinder, hoa: Giue me a Taper […]”

2. isim A small light.
3. isim A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.

   “the taper of a spire”

4. isim The portion of an object with such a form.

   “ensuring the cleanliness of the taper of a machine tool spindle or of a tool shank”

5. isim Ellipsis of machine taper.
6. isim A long wick or thin stick used for transferring flames to candles, now usually chemically-treated to burn particularly slowly.
7. isim A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
8. isim Gradual reduction over time.

   “a drug taper”

9. fiil To make thinner or narrower at one end.

   “Though true cylinders without — within, the villainous green goggling glasses deceitfully tapered downwards to a cheating bottom.”

10. fiil To become thinner or narrower at one end.

    “Like other supertall towers, 432 Park relies on the counterweight system to address the forces of wind and reduce the feeling of swaying for residents. But unlike many other supertall towers that are tiered or taper toward the top, 432 Park is rectangular, making it less aerodynamic.”

11. fiil To diminish gradually.

    “Current major clinical practice guidelines provide little support for clinicians wishing to help patients discontinue or taper antidepressants in terms of mitigating and managing withdrawal symptoms.”

12. fiil To tighten monetary policy.
13. sıfat Tapered; narrowing to a point.
14. isim One who operates a tape machine.
15. isim Someone who works with tape or tapes.