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Tan (Noun)

A light brown the color of topaz.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The walls of the old house had a warm tan color that complemented the wooden furniture.
Her skin took on a rich tan from spending every spare moment by the pool.
The artisan carefully mixed a tan dye with earthy tones to create a unique shade for the design.
A tan leather wallet was the perfect accessory to complement his new shoes.
The sandy beach was accentuated by the tan cliffs that rose up from the shoreline.

A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

She had a beautiful tan after spending two weeks at the beach.
His tan made him look like he had just returned from a tropical vacation.
The sun-kissed tan on her skin was a testament to her love of outdoor activities.
After a summer of working outdoors, he had developed a deep tan that would last well into the winter.
The model's tan added to her natural beauty and made her a popular choice for swimwear campaigns.

Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

The tangent of an angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle, often denoted as tan.
In trigonometry, tan is a fundamental concept to calculate the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side in a right-angled triangle.
To calculate the slope of the line, we use the formula of the tangent, denoted as tan, which is equal to the opposite side over the adjacent side.
The trigonometric ratio, tan, helps us determine the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side in a given right-angled triangle.
Given that the value of sin and cos are known, we can find tan by using the ratio of sin to cos which is mathematically equivalent to the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side.