In geometry, or in the casual description of a shaper or object, a gradual thinning or narrowing towards one end

A misspelling of Tapir, a large, pig-like mammal with a prehensile snout

Machine taper, in machinery and engineering

Philadelphia Tapers (also New York Tapers and Washington Tapers), a defunct professional basketball team

Tapering (sports), a period of rest before competition

Fishing rod tapers, a measure of the flexibility of a fishing rod

Louise Taper, American historian

Mark Taper Forum, a theatre in the Los Angeles Music Center

Taper (cymbal), the reduction in thickness of a cymbal from center to rim

Taper pin, used in body piercing and manufacturing

A ratio used in aeronautics (see Chord (aircraft))