'Tapered' definitions:

Definition of 'tapered'

From: WordNet
adjective
Becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: tapered, tapering, narrowing]

Definition of 'Tapered'

From: GCIDE
  • Taper \Ta"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tapered'

From: GCIDE
  • Tapered \Ta"pered\, a. Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. [R.] --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]