taper

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A slender wax candle.
2. (broadly) A small light.
3. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
4. The portion of an object with such a form.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of machine taper.
6. A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
7. A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
8. (figuratively) Gradual reduction over time.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
2. (intransitive) To become thinner or narrower at one end.
3. (ambitransitive) To diminish gradually.
4. (intransitive) To tighten monetary policy.

Adj

Tapered; narrowing to a point.

Konzepte

Verjüngung

spitz zulaufen

zuspitzen

abschrägen

dünne Wachskerze

abdrehen

manipulativ

Kerze

🕯️

manipulierend

verjüngen

verschmälern

Synonyme

candle

🕯️

narrow

cone

point

sharpen

wax light

decrease

wick

diminish

pyramid

cone-shaped

contract

deduct

detract

dock

downsize

dwindle

expense

fastigiate

grade

hold down

inclination

lessen

limit

narrowing

penetrator

pineal

plug

primer

rake

rationalise

rationalize

reduce

shrink

slope

spunk

subtract

subulate

take in

tapered

throttle

tightened

tinder

touchwood

trim

wane

weaken

factor out

trim back

basiconic

Übersetzungen

effiler

rastremare

waskaars

manipulador

kaars

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diminuir

cierge

bougie

🕯️

tailler en pointe

candela

cereus

κερί

chandelle

🅰️

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈteɪpə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: taper

Geerbt von Altenglisch: tapor

Verwandt mit Irisch: tapar

Verwandt mit Walisisch: tampr

Verwandt mit Sanskrit: तपती

In summary

From Middle English taper, from Old English tapor (“taper, candle, wick of a lamp”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Latin papyrus (“papyrus", used in Mediaeval times to mean "wick of a candle”). If so, it is a doublet of papyrus. Alternatively, of Celtic origin related to Irish tapar (“taper”), Welsh tampr (“a taper, torch”); further compare Sanskrit तपती (tápati, “(it) warms, gives out heat, is hot; (it) heats”). More at tepid.