Term: tapering: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: acoustic radiation pressure: (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: 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
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: genus areca: a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: premises: land and the buildings on it
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: riding: travel by being carried on horseback
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: unfortunate: a person who suffers misfortune
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: sequoiadendron: giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: latakia: aromatic Turkish tobacco
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: size stick: a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot
Broader: event: something that happens at a given place and time | Unrelated: complete fracture: break involving the entire width of the bone