Definition for: tan

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Translingual

Symbol

tan

1. ( mathematics ) a symbol of the trigonometric function tangent

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /tæn/

Noun

tan ( plural tans )

1. (colour): a yellowish-brown colour.

   tan colour:

2. a darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to the sun.

   • She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.

3. the bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.

Translations

colour

darkening of skin

bark of tree

• Bulgarian : тен (ten) m .
• Romanian : bronz n .
• Spanish : bronceado m .

Adjective

tan ( comparative : tanner , superlative : tannest )

1. (colour) of a yellowish-brown.

   • Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.

2. having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.

   • You’re looking very tan this week.

Translations

colour

dark skin

• Bulgarian : жълтокафяв (žâltokafjav) m . (1), жълтокафява (žâltokafjava) f . (1), жълтокафяво (žâltokafjavo) n . (3)

Verb

to tan ( third-person singular simple present tans , present participle tanning , simple past tanned , past participle tanned )

1. ( intransitive ) 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.

2. ( transitive ) to change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.
   • see article on Tanning.

Translations

change colour

leather-making

• Bulgarian : загарям (zagarjam) (1), щавя (štavja) (2)
• Romanian : a se bronza (1)

Derived terms

• Black and Tan
• tan oak
• tan somebody's hide
• tanbark
• tanner
• tannery

Related terms

• tannin
• tannic acid

See also

Hungarian

Noun

tan

1. lore

Spanish

Etymology

From tanto

Adverb

tan

1. so, as

   eres tan rico como te sientas (one is as rich as one feels)

Other Translations for "tan"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		- .- -.
Binary		1110100 1100001 1101110
Hex		74616E
Pig Latin		antay

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