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tapered

/ˈteɪ.pɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
ta-pered
IPA
/ˈteɪ.pɚd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of taper

adj

Narrowing gradually towards a point.

adj

Lit with a taper.

Obsolete

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈteɪ.pɚd/
  • British English: /ˈteɪ.pə(ɹ)d/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tapered (comparative) most tapered (superlative)

Derived Forms

electrotapered multitapered nontapered untapered

Synonyms

tapering narrowing

Rhymes With

papered

Questions

How do you pronounce tapered?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪ.pɚd/.
What does tapered mean?
simple past and past participle of taper

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