tapering

[US]/ˈteɪpərɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈtepərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. gradvist indsnævrende mod den ene ende.
Word Forms
Present Participletapering
Pluraltaperings

Phrases & Collocations

tapering off

aftagende

tapering down

aftrapning

tapering glass

taperet glas

Example Sentences

Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down.

Ikke-produktivt forbrug fortsætter med at aftage.

Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off.

Interessen for skandalen ser ud til at aftage.

in cross section the sailfish's body looks like a tapering spear.

i tværsnit ligner sejlfiskens krop en aftagende spyd.

Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.

Hendes fod pegede kunstfærdigt mod spidse tæer.

Results The columnar trabeculae of the femoral heads in the aged people showed porotic, manifesting thinning, tapering and perforation.

Resultater: De søjleformede trabekler i lårbenshovederne hos ældre mennesker viste porotiske, hvilket manifesterede sig som fortyndelse, tilspidsning og perforation.

An Atlantic ribbonfish (Trachipterus arcticus) having a compressed, tapering, silvery body that can attain a length of 2.6 meters (8? feet).

En atlantisk båndfisk (Trachipterus arcticus) med en sammenpresset, slank, sølvfarvet krop, der kan nå en længde på 2,6 meter (8 fod).

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