tan
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Types & categories
- hyperpigmentation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
of a light yellowish-brown color
Related & opposite
- chromatic similar to
Sense 4 noun
a light brown the color of topaz
Types & categories
- light brown hypernym
Sense 5 verb
get a tan, from wind or sun
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Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Types & categories
- trigonometric function hypernym
Related & opposite
- tangential derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bronze |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suntan |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sunburn |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hyperpigmentation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tanning |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tannery |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tanner |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | convert |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bark |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | chromatic |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | light brown |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tanning |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tan |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | discolour |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | suntan |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tangential |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | trigonometric function |