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1. A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
   - suntan, sunburn, burn
    
2. A light brown the colour of topaz
   - topaz
    
3. Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
   - tangent

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

1. Of a light yellowish-brown colour

Derived forms: tans, tanning, tanned, tannest, tanner

See also: chromatic

Type of: circular function, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], convert, discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], hyperpigmentation, light brown, trigonometric function

Encyclopedia: Tan