Definitions for taper
ˈteɪ pərta·per

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. tapernoun

   a convex shape that narrows toward a point

2. tapernoun

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

3. wick, tapernoun

   a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

4. candle, taper, wax lightverb

   stick of wax with a wick in the middle

5. taperverb

   diminish gradually

   "Interested tapered off"

6. sharpen, taper, pointverb

   give a point to

   "The candles are tapered"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tapernoun

   One who operates a tape machine.

2. tapernoun

   Someone who works with tape or tapes.

3. Etymology: From tapor, apparently from papyrus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Taperadjective

   Regularly narrowed from the bottom to the top; pyramidal; conical.

   Etymology: from the form of a taper.

   Her taper fingers, and her panting breast,
   He praises. Dryden.

   From the beaver the otter differs in his teeth, which are canine; and in his tail, which is feline, or a long taper. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

2. Tapernoun

   A wax candle; a light.

   Etymology: taper , Saxon.

   Get me a taper in my study, Lucius:
   When it is lighted come and call me. William Shakespeare.

   My daughter and little son we’ll dress
   With rounds of waxen tapers on their heads,
   And rattles in their hands. William Shakespeare.

   If any snatch the pure taper from my hand, and hold it to the devil, he will only burn his own fingers, but shall not rob me of the reward of my good intention. Taylor.

   There the fair light,
   Like hero’s taper in the window plac’d,
   Such fate from the malignant air did find,
   As that exposed to the boist’rous wind. Edmund Waller.

   To see this fleet
   Heav’n, as if there wanted lights above,
   For tapers made two glaring comets rise. Dryden.

3. To Taperverb

   To grow smaller.

   The back is made tapering in form of a pillar, the lower vertebres being the broadest and largest; the superior lesser and lesser, for the greater stability of the trunk. John Ray.

   Such be the dog,
   With tap’ring tail, that nimbly cuts the wind. Thomas Tickell.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taper

   Taper generally refers to a gradual reduction or narrowing in thickness, width, or extent. It can apply to various contexts such as objects, activities, or events that diminish or lessen over time or distance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tapernoun

   a small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light

2. Tapernoun

   a tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire

3. Taperadjective

   regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers

4. Taperverb

   to become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end

5. Taperverb

   to make or cause to taper

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Taper

   In cymbal making, taper refers to the gradual change in thickness from the bell to the rim of the cymbal. It is one of the key features that determines the tone of the cymbal. This change is typically not uniform, and it is extremely difficult to generalise on the effects of taper, just to say that they are profound. Crash cymbals tend to have the most pronounced taper, with the faster crashes and the richer tones the most pronounced of all. The bell of a paperthin crash or a fast crash can be thicker than that of many ride cymbals. On the other hand, china cymbals tend to have little or no taper, as do the heavy to medium weights of splash cymbals. Hi-hat and ride cymbals tend to have intermediate taper, with the washier ride cymbals having less than the pingier cymbals, but there are exceptions. A flat ride cymbal may have no taper at all and simply be a machined disk of uniform thickness, but a slight taper is more common. Taper is archieved in several ways: ⁕Casting the melt alloy -- done by UFIP ⁕Rolling out the hot dough -- done by Sabian ⁕Lathing -- only possible, if surface is reasonably even, in explanation not too deep hammer marks. Simple pressed sheet-metal cymbals have no deep lathing hence have bad taper; the inner areas, especially the bell, are thinner than the outer ones. Yet many such cymbals such as Paiste 404 have been used successfully. Paise 2002 still have thin bells but good taper towards the edge, tho sometimes uneven. Only UFIP makes well-tapered bells.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TAPER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Taper is ranked #50275 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Taper surname appeared 416 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Taper.
   
   64.6% or 269 total occurrences were Black.
   27.4% or 114 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.1% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Convex Shape
   • Cord
   • Decrease
   • Narrowing

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Anagrams for taper »

1. peart

2. prate

3. pater

4. terap

5. apert

How to pronounce taper?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say taper in sign language?

Numerology

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

Examples of taper in a Sentence

1. James Smith:

   The BoE is already ahead of other central banks in reducing the pace of its asset purchases, so the market is prepared for any taper commentary going ahead, but the bigger question is on the timeline of rate hikes and how the central bank plans to tackle inflation headwinds.

2. 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.

3. Edward Moya:

   The biggest risks to the stock market are the Fed's taper tantrum and aggressive tax hikes.

4. Jim Caron:

   A taper tantrum is unlikely to happen. But we have to wait to see how Jerome Powell discusses the rate hiking cycle.

5. Johnny Carson:

   For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taper
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taper
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=taper
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=taper
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=taper
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=taper