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noun
- 1. a yellowish-brown color: "the overall color scheme of tan and cream"
- 2. a brown or darkened shade of skin developed after exposure to the sun: "Jenna managed to get an even golden tan"
verb
- 1. (of a person or their skin) become brown or darkened after exposure to the sun: "you'll tan very quickly in the pure air"
- 2. convert (animal skin) into leather by soaking in a liquid containing tannic acid, or by the use of other chemicals.
adjective
- 1. of a yellowish-brown color: "a tan baseball cap with orange piping"
- 2. (of a person) having brown or darkened skin after exposure to the sun: North American "she looks tall, tan, and healthy"
May 24, 2012 · 1. : to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun. 2. a. : to convert (hide) into leather by treatment with an infusion of tannin-rich bark or other agent of similar effect. b. : to convert (protein) to leather or a similar substance. 3. : thrash, whip. intransitive verb. : to get or become tan. tan. 2 of 4. adjective. tanner; tannest. 1.
noun. the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air. yellowish brown; light brown. tanbark ( def ). adjective. , tan·ner, tan·nest. of the color of tan; yellowish-brown. used in or relating to tanning processes, materials, etc. tan. 2. [ tan ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. tangent ( def 5b ). Tan. 3. [ tan ]
tan verb (COLOUR) [ I or T ] to become brown, or to make someone's body or skin, etc. brown, from being in the sun: Her skin tans very quickly in the summer. I need to tan my legs before the holiday. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Tangent. home / trigonometry / trigonometric functions / tangent. Tangent, written as tan (θ), is one of the six fundamental trigonometric functions. Tangent definition. Tangent, like other trigonometric functions, is typically defined in terms of right triangles and in terms of the unit circle.
About. Transcript. Sin, cos, and tan are trigonometric ratios that relate the angles and sides of right triangles. Sin is the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse, cos is the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse, and tan is the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side.
To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to artificial sunlight or by the application of certain chemicals, often in the form of sprays or lotions. 3. Informal To thrash; beat. To become darker from exposure to the sun or artificial sunlight, or from the application of certain chemicals. n.
5 days ago · noun. 1. the brown colour produced by the skin after intensive exposure to ultraviolet rays, esp those of the sun. 2. a light or moderate yellowish-brown colour. 3. short for tanbark. verb Word forms: tans, tanning, tanned. 4. to go brown or cause to go brown after exposure to ultraviolet rays.
noun [ C ] uk / tæn / us ( also suntan) Add to word list. B2. brown skin from being in the sun. tan. verb [ I, T ] uk / tæn / us present participle tanning | past tense and past participle tanned. to become brown from the sun, or to make a person or body part become brown: I tan quite easily. tan. adjective. uk / tæn / us. tan adjective (COLOUR)
verb (used with object), tanned, tan·ning. to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically. to make brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays, as of the sun.
Definitions of tan. noun. a light brown the color of topaz. synonyms: topaz. see more. noun. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun. synonyms: burn, sunburn, suntan. see more. adjective. of a light yellowish-brown color. synonyms: chromatic. being, having, or characterized by hue. verb. get a tan, from wind or sun.
