Taper

noun
'teɪpər

Noun

  • a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

    Similar:Wick
    Type of:Cord

  • stick of wax with a wick in the middle

    Similar:Candle
    Type of:Lamp

  • a convex shape that narrows toward a point

    Type of:Convexity

  • the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

    Type of:Narrowing

Verb

  • give a point to

    “The candles are tapered”

    Similar:PointSharpen
    Type of:Deform

  • diminish gradually

    “Interested tapered off”

    Type of:LessenDecreaseDiminish

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