title: Taper
text: # Taper
  
  Taper may refer to:
  
  * Part of an object in the shape of a cone (conical)
  * Taper (transmission line), a transmission line gradually increasing or decreasing in size
  * Fishing rod taper, a measure of the flexibility of a fishing rod
  * Conically tapered joints, made of ground glass, commonly used in chemistry labs 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
  * Machine taper, in machinery and engineering
  * Mark Taper Forum, a theatre in the Los Angeles Music Center
  * A ratio used in aeronautics (see Chord (aeronautics))
  * 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
  * Taper (concert), a person who records audio concerts, usually via portable setup
  * Taper, a type of men's haircut (see crew cut)
  