tapering

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

Translation

adj. gradvis blir smalare mot ena änden.
Word Forms
Present Participletapering
Pluraltaperings

Phrases & Collocations

tapering off

avtagande

tapering down

nedtrappning

tapering glass

avsmalnande glas

Example Sentences

Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down.

Oproduktivt utgifter fortsätter att minska.

Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off.

Intresset för skandalen verkar avta.

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

i tvärsnitt ser segelfiskens kropp ut som ett avsmalnande spjut.

Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.

Hennes fot pekade konstfullt mot avsmalnande tår.

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

Resultat: De kolumnformiga trabeklerna i lårhuvudena hos äldre personer visade porotiska förändringar, vilket innebar förtunning, avsmalning och perforering.

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

En atlantisk bandfisk (Trachipterus arcticus) med en tillplattad, avsmalnande, silverfärgad kropp som kan bli upp till 2,6 meter lång (8 fot).

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