Betekenis van:
taper
to taper
Werkwoord
- kapsel bijknippen; scherp maken; van de punt ontdoen
- give a point to
"The candles are tapered"
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- lont v.e. kaars
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- ronde staaf van stearine met pit
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- lampepit, lampenpit
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- katoentje, kous, kousje, lampekatoen, lampekousje
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- kaarsepit, kaarsenpit, kaarslemmet
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- waspit
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
taper
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- waskaars
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.
- Candle, wax taper, match or lighter
- The taper angle (see Annex M) is between 3,7 and 8,5 degrees (6,5 % to 15 %).
- An aerosol, which emits a foam, mousse, gel or paste is sprayed (approximately 5 g) on a watchglass and an ignition source (candle, wax taper, match or lighter) is placed at the base of the watchglass to observe if ignition and sustained combustion of the foam, mousse, gel or paste occurs.