What does taper mean?

Definitions for taperˈteɪ pər

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word taper.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. taper(noun)

    a convex shape that narrows toward a point

  2. taper(noun)


  3. wick, taper(noun)


  4. candle, taper, wax light(verb)

    stick of wax with a wick in the middle

  5. taper(verb)

    diminish gradually

    "Interested tapered off"

  6. sharpen, taper, point(verb)

    give a point to

    "The candles are tapered"


  1. taper(Noun)

    One who operates a tape machine.

  2. taper(Noun)

    Someone who works with tape or tapes.

  3. Origin: From tapor, apparently from papyrus

Webster Dictionary

  1. Taper(noun)


  2. Taper(noun)


  3. Taper(adj)


  4. Taper(verb)


  5. Taper(verb)

    to make or cause to taper


  1. Taper


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.]


  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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Walt Stack:

    Start slow and taper off.

  2. Johnny Carson:


  3. Oliver Goldsmith:

    Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.

  4. The NWS:

    Most of the heavier rain to the west of New Orleans will taper off in the evening ... and for far eastern Louisiana it will probably end closer to midnight.

  5. Jim McCormick:

    Real yield in local currency debt relative to developed market debt is near an 8- to 10-year high, and somewhere between 150-200 bps above where we were right before the (2013) taper tantrum, it's not a great environment for local currency ... (but) the protection that you are being offered should get you through the worst part of the mess.

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Translations for taper

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • vokslys, kærteDanish
  • Verjüngung, [[dünn, verschmälern, verjüngenGerman
  • αποξύνομαι, αγιοκέρι, απολέπτυνση, απολεπτύνομαι, λιανοκέρι, κωνικότητα, απολεπτύνωGreek
  • estrechar, estrecharseSpanish
  • مخروطیPersian
  • kaveta, kaventua, suipontuaFinnish
  • rétrécir, chandelleFrench
  • affusolareItalian
  • kāwetowetoMāori
  • kaars, versmallen, versmallingDutch
  • утончать, сужение, заострять, сужаться, утончаться, [[тонкий, свечка, заострить, сужатьRussian

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