narrower

Pluralnarrowers

1. 1
   adjective

   Comparative of narrow.

   The mountain path grew narrower as we climbed higher.

   Modern phones have narrower screens than older tablets.

   Note

   The comparative carries every sense of narrow, not only the physical one. A path grows narrower, but so does a margin, a reading of a rule, or someone's outlook on the world. The same spelling also names the noun for one who narrows. That noun takes a plural, narrowers, and a comparative never does. Context tells them apart: the adjective compares two things, while the noun names a person or tool.

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A person or thing that narrows something, reducing its width.

   The narrower on the assembly line compresses each tube to a smaller diameter.

   Engineers replaced the old narrowers with faster equipment.

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