taper piece

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• taper — 1. taper [ tape ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1752; a. provenç. tapar (XIVe), d un germ. °tappon, néerl. tap « bouchon » ♦ Mar. Boucher avec une tape. Taper les écubiers. taper 2. taper [ tape ] v. <conjug. : 1> • 1181; onomat., ou du moy …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• taper — I UK [ˈteɪpə(r)] / US [ˈteɪpər] verb Word forms taper : present tense I/you/we/they taper he/she/it tapers present participle tapering past tense tapered past participle tapered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to gradually become narrower towards… …   English dictionary

• taper — ta|per1 [ˈteıpə US ər] v [I and T] to become gradually narrower towards one end, or to make something become narrower at one end taper to ▪ His wide chest tapers to a small waist. >tapering adj ▪ long tapering fingers taper off phr v to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• taper — ta|per1 [ teıpər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to gradually become narrower toward one end, or make something narrower toward one end 2. ) taper or taper off intransitive to gradually become less: Spending has tapered off from $844… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• taper — 1 verb (I, T) also taper off to become gradually narrower towards one end: The jeans taper towards the ankle. taper off phrasal verb (I) to decrease gradually: Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. tapering adjective: long tapering… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• taper — 1) an area that slopes gradually and evenly towards deeper water 2) extension piece (tapered sections of netting between the belly and the batings and the cod end of a trawl. Also called pipe, swallow piece, tail, tail piece, Y piece) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• extension piece — tapered sections of netting between the belly and the batings and the cod end of a trawl. Also called pipe, swallow piece, tail, tail piece, taper, Y piece …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• swallow piece — extension piece (tapered sections of netting between the belly and the batings and the cod end of a trawl. Also called pipe, tail, tail piece, taper, Y piece) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• tail piece — 1) extension piece (tapered sections of netting between the belly and the batings and the cod end of a trawl. Also called pipe, swallow piece, tail, taper, Y piece) 2) tail cloth …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Y-piece — extension piece (tapered sections of netting between the belly and the batings and the cod end of a trawl. Also called pipe, swallow piece, tail, tail piece, taper) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• multi-piece rim — A rim type incorporating at least one demountable bead seat and/or rim flange to allow tire mounting. The opposite is a one piece rim. The bead seats of all multi piece rims (except flat base rims) have a 5° taper; rims incorporating the semi… …   Dictionary of automotive terms