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Tapered vs. Taper — What's the Difference?

Tapered vs. Taper — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Tapered and Taper

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Tapered

A small or very slender candle.

Taper

A small or very slender candle.

Tapered

A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.

Taper

A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.

Tapered

A source of feeble light.
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Taper

A source of feeble light.

Tapered

A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.

Taper

A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.

Tapered

A gradual decrease, as in action or force.

Taper

A gradual decrease, as in action or force.

Tapered

(Sports) A period before a competition or race in which the intensity and frequency of exercise and training is decreased.

Taper

(Sports) A period before a competition or race in which the intensity and frequency of exercise and training is decreased.

Tapered

To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end.

Taper

To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end.

Tapered

To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off
The storm finally tapered off.

Taper

To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off
The storm finally tapered off.

Tapered

(Sports) To decrease one's exercise levels before a competition or race
Tapered for a week before the marathon.

Taper

(Sports) To decrease one's exercise levels before a competition or race
Tapered for a week before the marathon.

Tapered

To make thinner or narrower at one end.

Taper

To make thinner or narrower at one end.

Tapered

To make smaller gradually.

Taper

To make smaller gradually.

Tapered

Gradually decreasing in size toward a point.

Taper

Gradually decreasing in size toward a point.

Tapered

Simple past tense and past participle of taper

Taper

A slender wax candle.

Tapered

Narrowing gradually towards a point.

Taper

(by extension) A small light.

Tapered

(obsolete) Lit with a taper.

Taper

A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
The taper of a spire
The legs of the table had a slight taper to them.

Tapered

Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir.

Taper

A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.

Tapered

Gradually narrowed toward a point;
A tall tapering spire

Taper

A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge piercing.

Tapered

Becoming gradually narrower;
Long tapering fingers
Trousers with tapered legs

Taper

(weaving) One who operates a tape machine.

Taper

Someone who works with tape or tapes.

Taper

(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.

Taper

(intransitive) To become thinner or narrower at one end.

Taper

(intransitive) To diminish gradually.

Taper

(intransitive) (of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.

Taper

Tapered; narrowing to a point.

Taper

A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
Get me a taper in my study, Lucius.

Taper

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

Taper

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

Taper

To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.

Taper

To make or cause to taper.

Taper

A convex shape that narrows toward a point

Taper

The property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

Taper

A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

Taper

Stick of wax with a wick in the middle

Taper

Diminish gradually;
Interested tapered off

Taper

Give a point to;
The candles are tapered

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