Associations to the word «Tapering»
Noun
- Fuselage
- Apex
- Tail
- Tip
- Filament
- Cone
- Diameter
- Broad
- Inch
- Base
- Stem
- Aperture
- Finger
- Shape
- Top
- Blade
- Margin
- Limb
- Long
- Length
- Egg
- Neck
- End
- Leave
- Body
- Spire
- Shoulder
- Foot
- Pair
- Hair
- Section
- Edge
- Tentacle
- Obelisk
- Snout
- Whiting
- Spindle
- Wide
- Taper
- Fin
- Stalk
- Mast
- Appendage
- Thickness
- Thick
- Furrow
- Whorl
- Narrow
- Extremity
- Wedge
- Dosage
- Shaft
- Large
- Waist
- Lobe
- Waveguide
Adjective
Wiktionary
TAPERING, verb. Present participle of taper
TAPERING, noun. A tapered shape.
Dictionary definition
TAPERING, noun. The act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose".
TAPERING, adjective. Becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs".
TAPERING, adjective. Gradually decreasing until little remains.
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