Taper

['teɪpə] or ['tepɚ]

解释:

(noun.) the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone).

(noun.) a convex shape that narrows toward a point.

(verb.) diminish gradually; 'Interested tapered off'.

安琪编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

(n.) A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.

(a.) Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.

(v. i.) To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.

(v. t.) To make or cause to taper.

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同义词及近义词：

n. Light, small candle.

a. Conical, pyramidal, tapering.

v. a. Make taper, make conical.

v. n. Take a conical form, have a conical shape.

录入:米尔顿

解释:

n. a small wax-candle or light: tapering form.—adj. narrowed towards the point like a taper: long and slender.—v.i. to become gradually smaller towards one end.—v.t. to make to taper.—adj. Tā′pering growing gradually thinner.—adv. Tā′peringly in a tapering manner.—n. Tā′perness state of being taper.

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