taper
A slender wax candleA slender wax candle.
» He tapered off to one cigarette a day.
Er reduzierte sich auf eine Zigarette pro Tag.
Он снизил потребление до одной сигареты в день.
Значение
значений: 9A slender wax candle.
dünne Wachskerze, Kerze, Leuchterkerze
то́нкая све́чкаtónkaja svéčka, све́чкаsvéčka
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
(шире)A small light.
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
the taper of a spire
The legs of the table had a slight taper to them.
Verjüngung, Kegel, Abschrägung
суже́ниеsužénije
The portion of an object with such a form.
ensuring the cleanliness of the taper of a machine tool spindle or of a tool shank
(историческое)A long wick or thin stick used for transferring flames to candles, now usually chemically-treated to burn particularly slowly.
A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
(переносно)Gradual reduction over time.
a drug taper
One who operates a tape machine.
Someone who works with tape or tapes.
Примеры
предложений: 10He tapered off to one cigarette a day.
Он снизил потребление до одной сигареты в день.
deEr reduzierte sich auf eine Zigarette pro Tag.
For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.
В течение трёх дней волосы и ногти продолжают расти, но телефонные звонки сходят на нет.
de3 Tage nach dem Tod wachsen Haar und Nägel weiter, aber Telefonanrufe werden seltener.
Mary has delicate pale tapering hands.
He needed to taper off venlafaxine.
deEr musste Venlafaxin allmählich absetzen.
I want it tapered in the back.
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 2
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Происхождение
From Middle English taper, from Old English tapor (“taper, candle, wick of a lamp”), of unFrom Middle English taper, from Old English tapor (“taper, candle, wick of a lamp”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Latin papyrus (“papyrus", used in Mediaeval times to mean "wick of a candle”); If so, it is a doublet of papyrus; but compare Old French taper (“taper, slender candle or light”). Alternatively, of Celtic origin related to Irish tapar (“taper”), Welsh tampr (“a taper, torch”); further compare Sanskrit तपती (tápati, “(it) warms, gives out heat, is hot; (it) heats”). More at tepid. First attested before the 12th c.
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