'Tapered' definitions:
Definition of 'tapered'
From: WordNet
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]
Synonyms of 'tapered'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acanthoid,
- acanthous,
- acicular,
- acuate,
- aculeate,
- aculeiform,
- acuminate,
- acute,
- barbed,
- cone-shaped,
- cornuted,
- cusped,
- cuspidate,
- hispid,
- horned,
- horny,
- mucronate,
- needle-pointed,
- needle-sharp,
- pointed,
- pronged,
- sharp-pointed,
- spiculate,
- spiked,
- spiky,
- spined,
- spinous,
- spiny,
- taper,
- tapering,
- tined,
- toothed,
- unbated