What is the word that means the opposite of taper?

[PlatinumSun]

Also its in a 3d sense. Does vorpol and its opposite have a different word for 3d objects.

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

I am not familar with the word vorpol.

Vorpal I know.

[AlmightyDunkle]

Snicker snack

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Ursprungligen skrivet av AlmightyDunkle:

Snicker snack

Exactly.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Vorpal is the name of a sword in Alice in Wonderland. It is a made up word by the author, so can not have an opposite.

Ursprungligen skrivet av ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍:

I am not familar with the word vorpol.

Vorpal I know.

Same here. Even Google can't define Vorpol.

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Ursprungligen skrivet av PlatinumSun:

No it means where its thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges.

Oh? Do feel free to show me that definition.

Are you thinking of taper?

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Ursprungligen skrivet av PlatinumSun:

Ursprungligen skrivet av ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍:

Oh? Do feel free to show me that definition.

Are you thinking of taper?

Yes I belive I am thinking of taper. What is the opposite of the word taper then?

Uh...

I would guess élargir. To expand from a narrow point.

Pretty much any of these.
enlarge
extend
grow
increase
rise
expand
raise
strengthen
go up

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

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Ursprungligen skrivet av PlatinumSun:

Yes I belive I am thinking of taper. What is the opposite of the word taper then?

Flare? Taper means to slope inwards, whereas flare means to slope outwards.

I think. I'm not looking at a dictionary right now. Maybe I should be...:cfacepalm::claugh::lol:

Flare is a good choice too.