Standard Lemma guide

tapered

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈteɪ.pə(ɹ)d/
  • US: /ˈteɪ.pɚd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T EY1 P ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Narrowing gradually towards a point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lit with a taper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of taper

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

becoming gradually narrower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • long tapering fingers
  • trousers with tapered legs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tapering, narrowing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: скосен (skosen) — narrowing to a point
  • Bulgarian: конусообразен (konusoobrazen) — narrowing to a point
  • Dutch: taps — narrowing to a point
  • Finnish: suippo — narrowing to a point
  • Finnish: suippopäinen — narrowing to a point
  • Georgian: შევიწროებული (ševic̣roebuli) — narrowing to a point
  • Georgian: დავიწროებული (davic̣roebuli) — narrowing to a point
  • German: keilförmig — narrowing to a point
  • German: spitz zulaufend — narrowing to a point
  • German: konisch — narrowing to a point
  • German: tailliert — narrowing to a point
  • German: zugespitzt — narrowing to a point
  • German: angeschrägt — narrowing to a point
  • German: verjüngt — narrowing to a point
  • German: sich verjüngend — narrowing to a point
  • Portuguese: cónico — narrowing to a point
  • Portuguese: adelgaçado — narrowing to a point
  • Russian: конический (koničeskij) — narrowing to a point
  • Russian: клиновидный (klinovidnyj) — narrowing to a point
  • Russian: заострённый (zaostrjónnyj) — narrowing to a point
  • Spanish: ahusado — narrowing to a point
  • Spanish: ahusante — narrowing to a point