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# taper

noun (tapers); verb (taper, tapers, tapered, tapering)

«taper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A taper is a long thin candle, used for lighting other candles or lamps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taper/#m1)
2. To taper is to become gradually narrower towards one end, like a pointed pencil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taper/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales and old houses, a taper is a thin candle that gives a small light; «the tapers were lit» means the candles were lit

### Examples

- The taper flickered in the dark hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taper/#x1)
- She lit the tapers on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taper/#x2)
- The tower tapers to a point at the top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taper/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «taper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«taper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/taper.html) on Mova free.