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tapering::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dwindling, tapering off |
tapering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | lowering |
| Derivation | taper |
the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose.
Examples of tapering
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It is the same shape as the Eiffel and Blackpool ones, tapering towards the top.
From the bbc.co.uk
Maybe you should consider whether you want a tapering period and if so how long.
From the guardian.co.uk
Weekly home visits continue for months, before tapering off to telephone contact.
From the edition.cnn.com
The final length is the tapering duct, the site of most of the fiber formation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Placed on the stylobate are the vertical column shafts, tapering towards the top.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I spent most of last week dealing with tapering, doctor, and traveling to Georgia.
From the lionslemonade.blogspot.com
I have tried tapering, but I can never get much past a day before I need more.
From the stltoday.com
The payoff for rising unemployment was supposed to be a tapering of inflation.
From the time.com
If most families were already known, this rate would be tapering off-but it isn't.
From the economist.com
- A convex shape that narrows toward a point
- Diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"
- Sharpen: give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
- Wick: a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- Candle: stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- (tapering) tapered: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
- A Taper is a person who records musical events often from standing microphones in the audience for the benefit of the musical group's fanbase. Such taping was popularized in the late 1960s and early 1970s by fans of the Grateful Dead. ...
- In cymbal making, taper refers to the gradual change in thickness from the bell to the rim of the cymbal. It is one of the key features that determines the tone of the cymbal.
- Tapering, in the context of sports, refers to the practice of reducing, or tapering off, exercise in the days just before an important competition. Tapering is customary in many endurance sports, such as the marathon, athletics and swimming. ...
