taper

As a noun taper

is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light or taper can be (weaving) one who operates a tape machine.

As a verb taper

is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

As an adverb taperingly is

in a tapering manner; growing thinner towards one end.

As a noun taper

is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

As a verb taper

is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

As an adjective taperlike is

resembling or characteristic of a taper.

As nouns the difference between taper and nanotaper

is that taper is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light or taper can be (weaving) one who operates a tape machine while nanotaper is a nanoscale taper, epsecially that is part of an optical nanodevice.

As a verb taper

is to make thinner or narrower at one end.