taper
英 ['teɪpə]
美['tepɚ]
- n. 细蜡烛，烛芯；逐渐变弱；锥形物
- vi. 逐渐减少；逐渐变弱
- vt. 逐渐减少；使成锥形
英英释意
- 1. a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- 2. the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
- 3. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- 4. stick of wax with a wick in the middle