Tapered
['teɪpəd] or ['tepɚd]
Definition
(adj.) becoming gradually narrower; 'long tapering fingers'; 'trousers with tapered legs' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Taper
(a.) Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir.
Typist: Sean
Examples
- The transverse channel through the breech is tapered, and the sliding breech block X is slightly wedge-shaped to fit tightly therein. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is bright, keen-edged, finely tapered; it is dangerous-looking. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Sean