'Tapering' definitions:
Definition of 'tapering'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: tapered, tapering, narrowing]
adjective
Gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: dwindling, tapering, tapering off]
noun
The act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
Definition of 'Tapering'
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 'Tapering'
From: GCIDE
- Tapering \Ta"per*ing\, a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. -- {Ta"per*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tapering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acanthoid,
- acanthous,
- acicular,
- acuate,
- aculeate,
- aculeiform,
- acuminate,
- acute,
- barbed,
- coarctation,
- cone-shaped,
- constriction,
- contraction,
- cornuted,
- cusped,
- cuspidate,
- hispid,
- horned,
- horny,
- mucronate,
- narrowing,
- needle-pointed,
- needle-sharp,
- pointed,
- pronged,
- sharp-pointed,
- spiculate,
- spiked,
- spiky,
- spined,
- spinous,
- spiny,
- stricture,
- taper,
- tapered,
- tined,
- toothed,
- unbated