What does tapered mean?
Definitions for tapered
ta·pered
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Princeton's WordNet
tapered, tapering, narrowingadjective
becoming gradually narrower
"long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
Wiktionary
taperedadjective
narrowing gradually towards a point
taperedadjective
lit with a taper
ChatGPT
tapered
Tapered generally refers to a gradual diminution or reduction in thickness, size or any other quantity, typically in a conical or conical-like shape. It can be applied to objects, designs, or even situations where something progressively decreases or lessens.
Webster Dictionary
Tapered
of Taper
Taperedadjective
lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
tapered
A term applied to ropes which decrease in size towards one end, as tacks and sheets. Also termed rat-tailed.
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Anagrams for tapered »
adepter
predate
red tape
retaped
padtree
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tapered in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tapered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of tapered in a Sentence
He was already a client. The relationship was maintained during my time at JPMorgan, but as I left Morgan it tapered off quite significantly.
India will become very likely the only growth engine for mobile internet in the entire world, when you think about it in reality China's smartphone sales significantly tapered off in 2015.
Mr Epstein was already Mr Epstein. The relationship was maintained during my time at JPMorgan, but as I left Morgan it tapered off quite significantly.
While the volumes have definitely tapered off, the pace at which people are onboarding and opening accounts, we really haven’t seen a deep decrease in that.
The external demand story remains very lackluster at this juncture, unlike 2014, when we started on a strong note for the first half and after that the momentum tapered off, we could be starting 2015 on a relatively soft note, especially as people are looking forward to the Fed to normalize policy.
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- скосен, конусообразенBulgarian
- conicoItalian
- tapsDutch
- cónico, adelgaçadoPortuguese
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