narrowing vs taper

taper vs narrowing

narrowing and taper both are nouns.

narrowing is an adjective but taper is not an adjective.

narrowing is not a verb while taper is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
narrowing	Yes	Yes	No	No
taper	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, taper is a hyponym of narrowing; that is, taper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than narrowing:

narrowing: an instance of becoming narrow
taper: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

Other hyponyms of narrowing include coarctation, bottleneck, chokepoint, constriction.

narrowing (noun)	taper (noun)
the act of making something narrower	stick of wax with a wick in the middle
an instance of becoming narrow	a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
a decrease in width	the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
	a convex shape that narrows toward a point

narrowing (adjective)	taper (adjective)
(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
becoming gradually narrower

narrowing (verb)	taper (verb)
	give a point to
	diminish gradually

Difference between narrowing and taper

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