n. | 1. | A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. |
2. | A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; | |
a. | 1. | Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; |
v. i. | 1. | To become gradually smaller toward one end; |
v. t. | 1. | To make or cause to taper. |
Noun | 1. | taper - a convex shape that narrows toward a point |
2. | taper - the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) | |
3. | taper - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame Synonyms: wick | |
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Verb | 1. | taper - diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off" |
2. | taper - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" |