What is the meaning of tan?

noun

  • A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.
  • A light brown the color of topaz.
  • Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.

verb

  • Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather.
  • Get a tan, from wind or sun.

adjective

  • Of a light yellowish-brown color. .
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