tapering
11tapering — noun A tapered shape …
12tapering — Synonyms and related words: acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, barbed, coarctation, cone shaped, constriction, contraction, cornuted, cusped, cuspidate, hispid, horned, horny, mucronate, narrowing,… …
13tapering — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. conical, pyramidal, pointed; see sharp 2 …
14tapering — ta|per|ing [ teıpərıŋ ] adjective getting narrower toward one end …
15tapering — adj. gradually decreasing in width or thickness ta·per || teɪpÉ™(r) n. slender candle; gradual lessening of width v. gradually decrease in width or thickness at one end; diminish gradually; make thinner at one end; cause to diminish gradually… …
16tapering — a. Conical, taper …
17tapering — UK [ˈteɪpərɪŋ] / US adjective getting narrower towards one end …
18tapering — Olomio, elemio, miomio, mu oiki, lipi, oeoe, io io, ōmilo, uhinipili; off, ōmu omu o; to a fine point, ūhini, mo owini, hele a winiwini …
19Taperingly — Tapering Ta per*ing, a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. {Ta per*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
20acuminate — tapering gradually to a point, e.g. the tail of Anguilliformes …