Tan
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Translingual
Symbol
tan
- (mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) a symbol of the trigonometric function tangent
English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /tæn/
Noun
Tan (plural Tans)
- (colour): a yellowish-brown colour.
tan colour:
- a darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to the sun.
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- the bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
Translations
colour
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darkening of skin
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bark of tree
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Adjective
tan (comparative: tanner, superlative: tannest)
- (colour) of a yellowish-brown.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
- having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
- Youâre looking very tan this week.
Translations
colour
dark skin
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- Bulgarian: жÑлÑокаÑÑв (žâltokafjav) m. (1), жÑлÑокаÑÑва (žâltokafjava) f. (1), жÑлÑокаÑÑво (žâltokafjavo) n. (3)
Verb
to tan (third-person singular simple present tans, present participle tanning, simple past tanned, past participle tanned)
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to change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan — though I do burn.
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to change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.
Translations
change colour
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leather-making
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- Bulgarian: загаÑÑм (zagarjam) (1), ÑÐ°Ð²Ñ (Å¡tavja) (2)
- Romanian: a se bronza (1)
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See also
Hungarian
Noun
tan
Spanish
Etymology
From tanto
Adverb
tan