taper
英 ['te?p?]
美['tep?]
- n. 細蠟燭，燭芯；逐漸變弱；錐形物
- vi. 逐漸減少；逐漸變弱
- vt. 逐漸減少；使成錐形
英英釋意
- 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