Noun:

धीमा प्रकाश, पतला बत्ती, गावदुम, घटना, शंकु,

taper's Usage Examples:

Prior has introduced an ingenious method of making small oblong and square sheets of coloured glass, which are thick in the centre and taper towards the edges, and which have one surface slightly roughened and one brilliantly polished.

The depth of the small drain at the junction is made about as great as that of the main drain, and it gradually lessens towards the taper to 6 in.

If now, after a few moments' interval to allow some air to diffuse into the cylinder, a taper again be applied, an explosion takes place, due to a mixture of carbon monoxide and air.

The general name is applied by the natives only to the roughly triangular main trunk of the island, while the larger peninsulas, the landward extremities of which taper to narrow necks of land, are considered to be as distinct from Riigen as the various adjacent smaller islands which are also included for statistical purposes under the name.

The French doctor held no taper; he was leaning against one of the columns in a respectful attitude implying that he, a foreigner, in spite of all differences of faith, understood the full importance of the rite now being performed and even approved of it.

The centre of the skin between the fins is very narrow and the skins taper at each end, particularly at the tail.

At daybreak he confessed to the priest, heard matins, and communicated in the mass, offering a taper and a piece of money stuck in it as near the lighted end as possible, the first " to the honour of God" and the second " to the honour of the person that makes him a knight."

in width at its junction with the conductor, and it should taper gradually to the extremity, which should be i ft.

The taper retards the motion of the water, which constantly decreases by overflow as it proceeds, whilst it continues to fill the feeder to the brim.

The points should begin to taper 3 in.

Synonyms:

fall, lessen, diminish, decrease,

Antonyms:

compound, soften, flatten, blur, increase,