Tapering - Definition
tapering
adj 1: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers";
"trousers with tapered legs" [syn: tapered, tapering,
narrowing]
2: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: dwindling,
tapering, tapering off]
n 1: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the
doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"