taper

taper
1. transitive verb
sich verjüngen lassen

taper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen lassen

be tapered — sich verjüngen; (to a point) spitz zulaufen

2. intransitive verb
sich verjüngen

taper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen

3. noun

[wax] taper — Wachsstock, der

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/120908/taper_away">taper away
- taper off
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['teipə] 1. noun
(a long, thin type of candle.) die Wachskerze
2. verb
((sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end: The leaves taper (off) to a point.) sich verjüngen
- tapered
- tapering
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tap·er
[ˈteɪpəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n
1. (candle) [spitz zulaufende] Wachskerze; (stick) wachsüberzogener Span; (wick) wachsüberzogener Docht
2. (diminution) of a spire, steeple Verjüngung f
3. (fig: decrease) of activities, interest Verringerung f, Abnahme f
II. vt
▪ to \taper sth column, spire etw verjüngen [o spitz zulaufen lassen
III. vi
1. (become pointed) column, spire sich akk verjüngen (into zu +dat)
2. (also fig: decrease) activities, interest [allmählich] abnehmen [o geringer werden]
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['teɪpə(r)]
1. n
(= candle) (dünne) Kerze
2. vt
end of plank, stick etc zuspitzen; edge abschrägen; hair spitz zuschneiden; pair of trousers (nach unten) verengen
3. vi
sich zuspitzen; (vase) sich verjüngen; (trousers) nach unten enger werden; (hair) (im Nacken) spitz zulaufen

to taper to a point — spitz zulaufen

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taper [ˈteıpə(r)]
A s
1. a) dünne Wachskerze
b) schwache Lichtquelle
2. Wachsstock m
3. Verjüngung f, Konizität f
4. konischer Gegenstand
5. fig langsames Nachlassen, Abnehmen n
6. ELEK Widerstandsverteilung f
B adj spitz zulaufend, konisch, sich verjüngend:
taper file Spitzfeile f
C v/t
1. verjüngen, zuspitzen, konisch machen
2. taper off fig die Produktion auslaufen lassen:
taper off one’s day den Tag auslaufen lassen
D v/i
1. oft taper off spitz zulaufen, sich verjüngen
2. taper off fig allmählich aufhören oder nachlassen
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1. transitive verb
sich verjüngen lassen

taper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen lassen

be tapered — sich verjüngen; (to a point) spitz zulaufen

2. intransitive verb
sich verjüngen

taper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen

3. noun

[wax] taper — Wachsstock, der

Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
v.
spitz zulaufen ausdr.
zuspitzen v.

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