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  • 61Taper (cymbal) — In cymbal making, taper refers to the gradual change in thickness from the bell to the rim of the cymbal. It is one of the key features that determines the tone of the cymbal.This change is typically not uniform, and it is extremely difficult to… …

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  • 62taper off — verb 1. end weakly (Freq. 1) The music just petered out there was no proper ending • Syn: ↑peter out, ↑fizzle out, ↑fizzle • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • …

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  • 63Taper pin — A Taper pin is a fastener used in mechanical engineering. They are steel rods with one end having a slightly larger diameter than the other. Standard inch sized taper pins have a taper on diameter of 1:48 [Machinery s Handbook] while metric ones… …

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  • 64Taper du chinois sur ordinateur — Pour la saisie du chinois sur ordinateur, il existe de nombreuses méthodes de saisie, il n y a pas une touche par caractère comme sur des claviers alphabétiques, car il existe plusieurs milliers de caractères en chinois. Il existe donc plusieurs… …

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  • 65Taper Jean Girl — Song infobox Name = Taper Jean Girl Artist = Kings of Leon Album = Aha Shake Heartbreak Released = November 1, 2004 (UK) February 22, 2005 (U.S.) track no = 3 Recorded = 2004 Genre = Garage rock, Southern rock Length = 3:05 Writer = Kings of Leon …

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  • 66Taper insertion pin — A Taper insertion pin is a tool used for enlarging holes for body modification purposes. It is a long metal rod with one end having a slightly larger diameter than the other. Tapers are usually used for expanding piercings in order to accommodate …

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  • 67Taper (Faseroptik) — Ein Taper ist ein faseroptisches Bauteil, das zwei Lichtwellenleiter (LWL) mit unterschiedlichen Radien r1 und r2 miteinander verbindet. Die Leistungsübertragung eines Tapers zwischen Fasern gleicher numerischer Apertur (NA) in Richtung des… …

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  • 68taper off — to gradually lessen. The price of gasoline should taper off in the fall. The rain will taper off by morning and the afternoon should be sunny …

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  • 69taper relief — In the UK, a tax relief that can be set against a liability to capital gains tax arising from the disposal of chargeable assets. The amount of taper relief depends on the type of asset (business or non business) and the number of complete years… …

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  • 70taper off — verb Date: 1848 taper < housing starts tapered off in the fall > …

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