Definitions Found:
the act of tapering
- taperingthe act of tapering
- taperingsTAPERING, the act of tapering
- loofthe tapering of a hull toward the stern
- loofsthe tapering of a hull toward the stern
- lupinsA plant of the pea family, with deeply divided leaves and tall, colorful, tapering spikes of flowers
- lanceolateShaped like the head of a lance; of a narrow oval shape tapering to a point at each end
- spirierhaving the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire
- spiryhaving the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire
- pennantsA tapering flag on a ship, esp. one flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission. Also called pennon
- stalactitesA tapering structure hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water
- pennonsdistinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight
- pennondistinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight
- teardropssomething shaped like a drop of a thin liquid, having a globular form at the bottom, tapering to a point at the top
- rattaila style of spoon in which the line of the handle is prolonged in a tapering moulding along the back of the bowl
- stalagmitesA mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalactite
- stalagmiteA mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalactite
- switchA junction of two railroad tracks, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to allow a train to pass from one line to the other
- switchesA junction of two railroad tracks, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to allow a train to pass from one line to the other
- harpsichorda keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys
- harpsichordsHARPSICHORD, a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys
- cabriolecurved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used esp. in the first half of the 18th century
- sabrelight fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip compare ÚpÚe foil
- saberlight fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip compare ÚpÚe foil
- harpsichordA keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries
- harpsichordsA keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries
- amphorallarge two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awar
- amphoraslarge two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awar
- amphoraelarge two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awar
- amphoralarge two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awar
- venturia short tube with a tapering constriction in the middle that causes an increase in the velocity of flow of a fluid and a corresponding decrease in fluid pressure and that is used especially in measuring fluid flow or for creating a suction (as for driving aircraft instruments or drawing fuel into the flow stream of a carburetor)