Taper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a convex shape that narrows toward a point

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪpə/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪpɚ/.

Examples

Interested tapered off
The candles are tapered

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

candle wax light wick sharpen point

Parts of Speech

noun	a convex shape that narrows toward a point
noun	the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
noun	a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
noun	stick of wax with a wick in the middle
verb	diminish gradually “Interested tapered off”
verb	give a point to “The candles are tapered”

Word Forms

taper	verb	give a point to
tapering	noun	the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
taper	noun	the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
point	noun	a V shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verjüngen

eine konvexe Form, die sich zu einem Punkt hin verjüngt

🇫🇷French

cône

une forme convexe qui se rétrécit vers un point

🇪🇸Spanish

afilar

una forma convexa que se estrecha hacia un punto

🇮🇹Italian

conicità

una forma convessa che si restringe verso un punto

🇳🇱Dutch

taps toelopend

een convexe vorm die smaller wordt naar een punt

🇵🇹Portuguese

afunilar

uma forma convexa que se estreita em direção a um ponto

🇷🇺Russian

сужаться

выпуклая форма, сужающаяся к точке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेपर

एक उत्तल आकृति जो एक बिंदु की ओर संकुचित होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

টেপার

একটি উত্তল আকৃতি যা একটি বিন্দুর দিকে সরু হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குறுகலான

ஒரு புள்ளியை நோக்கி சுருங்கும் ஒரு குவிந்த வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టేపర్

ఒక బిందువు వైపు ఇరుకైన కుంభాకార ఆకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

बारीक मेणबत्ती

एक उत्तल आकार जो एका बिंदूकडे अरुंद होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેપર

એક બહિર્મુખ આકાર જે બિંદુ તરફ સાંકડો થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊನಚಾದ

ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದುವಿನ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಕಿರಿದಾಗುವ ಪೀನದ ಆಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടേപ്പർ

ഒരു ബിന്ദുവിലേക്ക് ചുരുങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു കുത്തനെയുള്ള ആകൃതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੇਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਕਨਵੈਕਸ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਵੱਲ ਤੰਗ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیپر

ایک محدب شکل جو ایک نقطہ کی طرف تنگ ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

锥度

向一点变窄的凸形

🇯🇵Japanese

テーパー

点に向かって狭くなる凸状の形状

🇰🇷Korean

작은 초

점으로 갈수록 좁아지는 볼록한 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

côn

một hình dạng lồi thu hẹp về một điểm

🇹🇭Thai

เรียว

รูปร่างนูนที่แคบลงจนถึงจุดหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lancip

bentuk cembung yang menyempit menuju suatu titik

🇲🇾Malay

tirus

bentuk cembung yang menyempit ke arah satu titik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفتق

شكل محدب يضيق نحو نقطة ما

🇮🇷Persian

مخروطی

یک شکل محدب که به سمت یک نقطه باریک می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

konik

bir noktaya doğru daralan dışbükey bir şekil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַדֵד

צורה קמורה שמצטמצמת לכיוון נקודה

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The primary meaning of 'taper' is 'a convex shape that narrows toward a point'.

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