Term: tapering: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
Candidate hypernym: event: something that happens at a given place and time → 1
Candidate hypernym: acoustic radiation pressure: (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave → 0
Candidate hypernym: lithium carbonate: a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus areca: a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: premises: land and the buildings on it → 0
Candidate hypernym: riding: travel by being carried on horseback → 0
Candidate hypernym: unfortunate: a person who suffers misfortune → 0
Candidate hypernym: sequoiadendron: giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: latakia: aromatic Turkish tobacco → 0
Candidate hypernym: size stick: a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot → 0
Candidate hypernym: complete fracture: break involving the entire width of the bone → 0