What does TAPER mean?

Definitions for TAPER
ˈteɪ pərta·per

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tapernoun

    a convex shape that narrows toward a point

  2. tapernoun

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

  3. wick, tapernoun

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

  4. candle, taper, wax lightverb

    stick of wax with a wick in the middle

  5. taperverb

    diminish gradually

    "Interested tapered off"

  6. sharpen, taper, pointverb

    give a point to

    "The candles are tapered"

Wiktionary

  1. tapernoun

    One who operates a tape machine.

  2. tapernoun

    Someone who works with tape or tapes.

  3. Etymology: From tapor, apparently from papyrus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Taperadjective

    Regularly narrowed from the bottom to the top; pyramidal; conical.

    Etymology: from the form of a taper.

    Her taper fingers, and her panting breast,
    He praises. Dryden.

    From the beaver the otter differs in his teeth, which are canine; and in his tail, which is feline, or a long taper. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

  2. Tapernoun

    A wax candle; a light.

    Etymology: taper , Saxon.

    Get me a taper in my study, Lucius:
    When it is lighted come and call me. William Shakespeare.

    My daughter and little son we’ll dress
    With rounds of waxen tapers on their heads,
    And rattles in their hands. William Shakespeare.

    If any snatch the pure taper from my hand, and hold it to the devil, he will only burn his own fingers, but shall not rob me of the reward of my good intention. Taylor.

    There the fair light,
    Like hero’s taper in the window plac’d,
    Such fate from the malignant air did find,
    As that exposed to the boist’rous wind. Edmund Waller.

    To see this fleet
    Heav’n, as if there wanted lights above,
    For tapers made two glaring comets rise. Dryden.

  3. To Taperverb

    To grow smaller.

    The back is made tapering in form of a pillar, the lower vertebres being the broadest and largest; the superior lesser and lesser, for the greater stability of the trunk. John Ray.

    Such be the dog,
    With tap’ring tail, that nimbly cuts the wind. Thomas Tickell.

ChatGPT

  1. taper

    Taper generally refers to a gradual reduction or narrowing in thickness, width, or extent. It can apply to various contexts such as objects, activities, or events that diminish or lessen over time or distance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tapernoun

    a small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light

  2. Tapernoun

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

  3. Taperadjective

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

  4. Taperverb

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

  5. Taperverb

    to make or cause to taper

Wikidata

  1. Taper

    In cymbal making, taper refers to the gradual change in thickness from the bell to the rim of the cymbal. It is one of the key features that determines the tone of the cymbal. This change is typically not uniform, and it is extremely difficult to generalise on the effects of taper, just to say that they are profound. Crash cymbals tend to have the most pronounced taper, with the faster crashes and the richer tones the most pronounced of all. The bell of a paperthin crash or a fast crash can be thicker than that of many ride cymbals. On the other hand, china cymbals tend to have little or no taper, as do the heavy to medium weights of splash cymbals. Hi-hat and ride cymbals tend to have intermediate taper, with the washier ride cymbals having less than the pingier cymbals, but there are exceptions. A flat ride cymbal may have no taper at all and simply be a machined disk of uniform thickness, but a slight taper is more common. Taper is archieved in several ways: ⁕Casting the melt alloy -- done by UFIP ⁕Rolling out the hot dough -- done by Sabian ⁕Lathing -- only possible, if surface is reasonably even, in explanation not too deep hammer marks. Simple pressed sheet-metal cymbals have no deep lathing hence have bad taper; the inner areas, especially the bell, are thinner than the outer ones. Yet many such cymbals such as Paiste 404 have been used successfully. Paise 2002 still have thin bells but good taper towards the edge, tho sometimes uneven. Only UFIP makes well-tapered bells.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Taper

    tā′pėr, 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. [A.S. tapor, prob. Ir. tapar.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TAPER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Taper is ranked #50275 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Taper surname appeared 416 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Taper.

    64.6% or 269 total occurrences were Black.
    27.4% or 114 total occurrences were White.
    3.8% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3.1% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for TAPER »

  1. peart

  2. prate

  3. pater

  4. terap

  5. apert

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of TAPER in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of TAPER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of TAPER in a Sentence

  1. John Zimmer:

    We’re seeing the right things happening in the market and will begin to taper incentives in the quarter ahead.

  2. James Smith:

    The BoE is already ahead of other central banks in reducing the pace of its asset purchases, so the market is prepared for any taper commentary going ahead, but the bigger question is on the timeline of rate hikes and how the central bank plans to tackle inflation headwinds.

  3. Whitney Sweeney:

    The Fed has been telegraphing the taper for some time. They've learned a lot and do not want to make the same mistake twice.

  4. Christina Steele:

    As in most years, the opening weekend is very busy, normally the number of visitors will likely peak around Wednesday and will then begin to taper off.

  5. Kim Mundy:

    We expect the FOMC to announce it will taper its monthly asset purchases in September if the August payrolls is strong, we judge a tapering announcement next month is not widely expected, so if the minutes show the FOMC discussed the possibility of announcing a taper as soon as September, we expect the dollar to jump.

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Translations for TAPER

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  • vokslys, kærteDanish
  • Verjüngung, verjüngen, verschmälern, [[dünnGerman
  • αποξύνομαι, απολεπτύνω, κωνικότητα, λιανοκέρι, απολεπτύνομαι, απολέπτυνση, αγιοκέριGreek
  • estrechar, estrecharseSpanish
  • مخروطیPersian
  • kaveta, suipontua, kaventuaFinnish
  • rétrécir, chandelleFrench
  • affusolareItalian
  • kāwetowetoMāori
  • versmallen, versmalling, kaarsDutch
  • ConePortuguese
  • заострять, утончать, сужать, заострить, свечка, [[тонкий, сужение, утончаться, сужатьсяRussian
  • טאַפּערYiddish

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