Tapered roller bearing — Tapered roller bearings are bearings that can take large axial forces (i.e. they are good thrust bearings) as well as being able to sustain large radial forces. DescriptionThe inner and outer ring raceways are segments of cones and the rollers… … Wikipedia
Tapered — Ta pered, a. Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. [R.] T. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taper — (n.) O.E. tapur, taper candle, not found outside English, possibly a dissimilated borrowing from L. papyrus (see PAPYRUS (Cf. papyrus)), which was used in M.L. and some Romance languages for wick of a candle (e.g. It. papijo wick ), since these… … Etymology dictionary
taper — ► VERB 1) diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end. 2) (taper off) gradually lessen. ► NOUN ▪ a slender tapered candle, used for conveying a flame. ORIGIN Old English, formed, by alteration of p to t , from Latin papyrus papyrus plant ,… … English terms dictionary
taper roller bearing — noun (engineering) A roller bearing able to sustain end thrust by the use of tapered rollers • • • Main Entry: ↑taper … Useful english dictionary
Tapered — Taper Ta per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapering}.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taper — Ta per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapering}.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taper — [[t]te͟ɪpə(r)[/t]] tapers, tapering, tapered 1) V ERG If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end. Unlike other trees, it doesn t taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. [V ing] ...beautiful hands with… … English dictionary
taper off — verb 1. end weakly (Freq. 1) The music just petered out there was no proper ending • Syn: ↑peter out, ↑fizzle out, ↑fizzle • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • … Useful english dictionary
taper — I UK [ˈteɪpə(r)] / US [ˈteɪpər] verb Word forms taper : present tense I/you/we/they taper he/she/it tapers present participle tapering past tense tapered past participle tapered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to gradually become narrower towards… … English dictionary
taper — v. (d; intr., tr.) to taper to (tapered to a point) * * * [ teɪpə] (d; intr.,tr.) to taper to (tapered to a point) … Combinatory dictionary