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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseffilé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-fee-lay
"Les branches de l'arbre sont effilées vers le sommet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To diminish or reduce in thickness, width, or gradient toward one end.
"The trousers taper slightly at the ankle for a modern silhouette."
- 1
Gradually narrowing toward a point or specific end.
"The table legs have a sleek, taper design that gives the furniture a mid-century feel."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'tapur', meaning a small wax candle or wick. Over time, the gradual narrowing of a burning candle's shape inspired the broader geometric and mechanical meaning of an object diminishing in thickness toward one end.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taper" is said worldwide
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effilé
Transliteration: eh-fee-lay
"Les branches de l'arbre sont effilées vers le sommet."
verjüngen
Transliteration: fer-yoon-gen
"Die Hose verjüngt sich nach unten hin."
affusolato
Transliteration: af-foo-so-la-to
"La torre ha una forma affusolata."
afilado
Transliteration: ah-fee-lah-doh
"Los pantalones tienen un corte afilado hacia el tobillo."
afunilado
Transliteration: ah-foo-nee-lah-doo
"A base da torre é mais larga e fica afunilada no topo."
पतला होना
Transliteration: patla hona
"पेंसिल का सिरा आगे से पतला होता जाता है।"
逐渐变细
Transliteration: zhú jiàn biàn xì
"这根柱子向上逐渐变细。"
가늘어지다
Transliteration: ganeureojida
"바지의 밑단이 좁아지는 디자인이다."
先細りする
Transliteration: sakibosori suru
"この柱は上に向かって先細りになっている。"
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