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tapered
[ tey-perd ]
adjective
- becoming gradually thinner, narrower, or smaller toward one end:
The tapered table leg has long been a classic design.
The wine’s bouquet hit our nostrils the moment we opened the elegantly tapered bottle.
- reduced gradually over time:
Once the allergic reaction had been alleviated, the patient was discharged with a tapered steroid dose and scheduled for outpatient follow-up.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of taper 1.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù²¹Â·±è±ð°ù±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tapered1
Example Sentences
The rest of the lumber is rounded into a more tapered shape at the end.
Gaynor’s dream of saving his daughter had tapered into determination to stop the disease’s progression and preserve the strength she had left.
Though his popularity has tapered off in the past decade, the 34-year-old continues to drop new music including his latest album, “The Influence,†released last Friday.
But she worried about the same obstacle facing many of her patients - losing insurance coverage - so she tapered off the drugs as a precaution.
Reports of disappearances have tapered off in recent weeks.
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