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tapering tapering definition

tapering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  taper 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  taper 
 
  Sense  2 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  acuminate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  taper 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  taper 
 
  Sense  2 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  acuminate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  taper 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  taper 
 
  2  senses  of  taper 
 
  Sense  1 
  taper 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Sense  2 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  change  shape,  change  form  deform 
  Also  See->  taper  off#2;  taper  off#1 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  taper 
 
  taper  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  taper 
 
  Sense  1 
  taper 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
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  Sense  2 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  change  shape,  change  form  deform 
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  Grep  of  noun  tapering 
  tapering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tapering 
 
  The  noun  tapering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tapering  --  (the  act  of  gradually  lowering  the  size  or  amount;  "the  doctor  prescribed  the  tapering  of  the  dose") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  taper 
 
  The  verb  taper  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  taper  --  (diminish  gradually;  "Interested  tapered  off") 
  2.  sharpen,  taper,  point  --  (give  a  point  to  "The  candles  are  tapered") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tapering 
 
  The  adj  tapering  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  tapering,  tapered  --  (gradually  narrowed  toward  a  point;  "a  tall  tapering  spire") 
  2.  tapered,  tapering,  narrowing  --  (becoming  gradually  narrower;  "long  tapering  fingers";  "trousers  with  tapered  legs") 
  3.  dwindling,  tapering,  tapering  off  --  (gradually  decreasing  until  little  remains) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tapering 
 
  3  senses  of  tapering 
 
  Sense  1 
  tapering,  tapered 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pointed)  ->  pointless,  unpointed 
 
  Sense  2 
  tapered,  tapering,  narrowing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  narrow)  ->  wide,  broad 
 
  Sense  3 
  dwindling,  tapering,  tapering  off 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  decreasing)  ->  increasing 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tapering 
 
  3  senses  of  tapering 
 
  Sense  1 
  tapering,  tapered 
  =>  pointed  (vs.  pointless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  tapered,  tapering,  narrowing 
  =>  narrow  (vs.  wide) 
 
  Sense  3 
  dwindling,  tapering,  tapering  off 
  =>  decreasing  (vs.  increasing) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tapering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tapering 
 
  tapering  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tapering 
  tapering 
  tapering  off 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tapering 
 
  The  noun  tapering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tapering  --  (the  act  of  gradually  lowering  the  size  or  amount;  "the  doctor  prescribed  the  tapering  of  the  dose") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  taper 
 
  The  verb  taper  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  taper  --  (diminish  gradually;  "Interested  tapered  off") 
  2.  sharpen,  taper,  point  --  (give  a  point  to  "The  candles  are  tapered") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tapering 
 
  The  adj  tapering  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  tapering,  tapered  --  (gradually  narrowed  toward  a  point;  "a  tall  tapering  spire") 
  2.  tapered,  tapering,  narrowing  --  (becoming  gradually  narrower;  "long  tapering  fingers";  "trousers  with  tapered  legs") 
  3.  dwindling,  tapering,  tapering  off  --  (gradually  decreasing  until  little  remains) 



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