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Taper
A smooth gradual change in the diameter of a workpiece; also the procedure for cutting a workpiece to produce a tapered diameter. May also refer to a tapered end of a tool that conforms to an industry-standard configuration such as a Morse Taper or Jacobs Taper.
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