the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
point
noun
a V shape
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Europe
🇩🇪German
sich verjüngend
der Vorgang der schrittweisen Verringerung der Größe oder Menge
🇫🇷French
dégressif
le fait de réduire progressivement la taille ou le montant
🇪🇸Spanish
disminuyendo
el acto de reducir gradualmente el tamaño o la cantidad
🇮🇹Italian
rastremandosi
l'atto di ridurre gradualmente la dimensione o l'importo
🇳🇱Dutch
taps toelopend
de handeling waarbij de omvang of hoeveelheid geleidelijk wordt verlaagd
🇵🇹Portuguese
afinando
o ato de diminuir gradualmente o tamanho ou quantidade
🇷🇺Russian
сужающийся
постепенное уменьшение размера или количества
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लंबा और पतला
आकार या मात्रा को धीरे-धीरे कम करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
টেপারিং
ধীরে ধীরে আকার বা পরিমাণ কমানোর কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
டேப்பரிங்
அளவு அல்லது அளவை படிப்படியாகக் குறைக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
టేపింగ్
పరిమాణం లేదా మొత్తాన్ని క్రమంగా తగ్గించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
निमुळता होत जाणारा
आकार किंवा रक्कम हळूहळू कमी करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટેપરિંગ
કદ અથવા રકમને ધીમે ધીમે ઘટાડવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೊನಚಾದ
ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചുരുങ്ങുന്നു
വലുപ്പമോ അളവോ ക്രമേണ കുറയ്ക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੇਪਰਿੰਗ
ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਆਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹیپرنگ
سائز یا مقدار کو آہستہ آہستہ کم کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
逐渐变细
逐渐减小尺寸或数量的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
先細りになる
サイズまたは量を徐々に減らす行為
🇰🇷Korean
테이퍼링
점차적으로 크기나 양을 줄이는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giảm dần
hành động giảm dần kích thước hoặc số lượng
🇹🇭Thai
เรียว
การค่อยๆ ลดขนาดหรือจำนวนลง
🇮🇩Indonesian
lonjong
tindakan menurunkan ukuran atau jumlah secara bertahap
🇵🇭Filipino
patulis
ang pagkilos ng unti-unting pagpapababa ng laki o halaga
🇲🇾Malay
meruncing
tindakan menurunkan saiz atau jumlah secara beransur-ansur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التناقص
فعل خفض الحجم أو الكمية تدريجيا
🇮🇷Persian
باریک شدن
عمل کاهش تدریجی اندازه یا مقدار
🇹🇷Turkish
sivrilen
boyutu veya miktarı kademeli olarak azaltma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מתחדד
הפעולה של הורדה הדרגתית של הגודל או הכמות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tapering'?
The primary meaning of 'tapering' is 'the act of gradually lowering the size or amount'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tapering' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tapering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tapering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tapering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'tapering' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'tapering' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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