Taper

Not to be confused with tapper or tapir.

Taper may refer to:

• Part of an object in the shape of a cone (conical)
• Tapering (mathematics): in geometry, or in the casual description of a shape or object, a gradual thinning or narrowing towards one end (i.e., a conical profile)
• Fishing rod taper, a measure of the flexibility of a fishing rod
• Conically tapered joints, made of ground glass, are commonly used in the chemistry lab to mate two glassware components fitted with glass tubings
• Luer Taper, a standardized fitting system used for making leak-free connections between slightly conical syringe tips and needles
• Tapered thread, a conical screw thread made of a helicoidal ridge wrapped around a cone
• Tapered crack, in concrete: a non through-penetrating fissure with a wedge shape
• Machine taper, in machinery and engineering
• Mark Taper Forum, a theatre in the Los Angeles Music Center
• A ratio used in aeronautics (see Chord (aircraft))
• A thin candle
• Philadelphia Tapers (also New York Tapers and Washington Tapers), a defunct professional basketball team
• Taper (cymbal), the reduction in thickness of a cymbal from center to rim
• Taper pin, used in manufacturing
• Taper insertion pin, used in body piercing
• Tapering, a period of rest before competition
• A Taper (concert), A person who records audio concerts, usually via portable setup
• A tapered steerer tube on a bicycle
• "Taper," a type of men's haircut (see crew cut)
• In signal processing, a tapering function or window function

Taper as a surname:

• Louise Taper, American historian
• Mark Taper, American developer, financier and philanthropist

See also

• Tapper (disambiguation)