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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