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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