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Tapering

Tapering Meaning & Definition
Tapering Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tapering?

[n] the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
[adj] gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
[adj] gradually decreasing until little remains
[adj] becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tapering: decreasing | dwindling | narrow | narrowing | pointed | tapered | tapering off

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See Also | lowering

Tapering In Webster's Dictionary

\Ta"per*ing\, a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. -- {Ta"per*ing*ly}, adv.

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