tapering

Noun
  1. The act of gradually lowering the size or amount (synset 100354437)
    "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
    is a type of: lowering - the act of causing to become less
Adjective
  1. Becoming gradually narrower (synset 302573639)
    "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
    similar to: narrow - not wide
    same as: narrowing, tapered
  2. Gradually decreasing until little remains (synset 302547985)
    similar to: decreasing - becoming less or smaller
    same as: dwindling, tapering off

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