taper

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

taper [taper tapers tapered tapering] verb, noun BrE [ˈteɪpə(r)] NAmE [ˈteɪpər]
verb intransitive, transitive
to become gradually narrower; to make sth become gradually narrower
•The tail tapered to a rounded tip.
•She had long tapering fingers.
•~ sth The pots are wide at the base and tapered at the top.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English (denoting any wax candle), dissimilated form (by alteration of p- to t-) of Latin papyrus (from Greek papuros), the pith of which was used for candle wicks.

Example Bank:
•The leaves are long, tapering to a point at each end.
•The vase is wide at the base and tapered at the top.
Derived: ↑taper off ▪ ↑taper something off
 
noun
1. a long thin piece of wood, paper, etc. that is used for lighting fires or lamps
•She lit the gas with a taper.
2. a long thin ↑candle
3. usually singular the way that sth gradually decreases in size, becoming thinner

Word Origin:
Old English (denoting any wax candle), dissimilated form (by alteration of p- to t-) of Latin papyrus (from Greek papuros), the pith of which was used for candle wicks.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  candle, wax light, wick, sharpen, point