Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word TAN

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Definitions of TAN

1. A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
2. The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
3. An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
4. Yellowish-brown.
5. Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.
6. (transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
7. (transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
8. (transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
9. (dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
10. Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
11. (dialectal) A twig or small switch.
12. (transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.
13. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
14. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
15. Alternative form of Dan.
16. A Vietnamese surname from Vietnamese.
17. (engineering) Initialism of total acid number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity. See Total acid number on Wikipedia.
18. (banking) Initialism of transaction authentication number, in electronic banking. See Transaction authentication number on Wikipedia.
19. A light, brown-like colour.

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Examples of Using TAN in a Sentence

• Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals.
• Sima Qian's father, Sima Tan, first conceived of the ambitious project of writing a complete history of China, but had completed only some preparatory sketches at the time of his death.
• Like uncemented sand, sandstone may be imparted any color by impurities within the minerals, but the most common colors are tan, brown, yellow, red, grey, pink, white, and black.
• Amy Ruth Tan (born February 19, 1952) is an American author best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club (1989), which was adapted into a 1993 film.
• Lambert is credited with the first proof that π is irrational using a generalized continued fraction for the function tan x.
• Sima Tan (司馬談, 165–110 BCE), began the Records of the Grand Historian, completed by his son Sima Qian.
• The buildings were designed with a brutalist architecture, having a combination of dark brick, and gray concrete with an exposed aggregate of smooth white, beige, tan, and brownish river stones.
• In 2014, Centurion made a deal with Nathaniel Parker III, father of Tan Parker (Texas House of Representatives) to purchase the acreage in and around Lincoln Park, one of the state's fastest growing areas.
• The development of Sienna was organized by Tan Yu, a billionaire developer from the Philippines, who in 1997 was based in Taiwan.
• In 1928, the Kuomintang (KMT) Government established the Executive Yuan and Tan Yankai served as the first president of the Executive Yuan.
• A humorous tribute to various B movies associated with the science fiction and horror genres from the 1930s to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank-N-Furter, unveiling his new creation, Rocky, a sort of Frankenstein-style monster in the form of an artificially made, fully grown, physically perfect muscle man complete "with blond hair and a tan".
• The Airedale was bred from the Old English Black and Tan Terrier and the Otterhound and probably some other Terrier breeds, and has contributed to other dog breeds, such as the Yorkshire Terrier.
• It is said that Emperor Bing of Song went down the south as far as Lung Kwu Tan when he fled from the invading Mongols.
• It was written during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BC by the Han dynasty historian Sima Qian, building upon work begun by his father Sima Tan.
• President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Paik Jin-hyun and co-authors Lee Seokwoo and Kevin Tan argue that it could refer to "some 20 affluent states", giving the example of those not members of the Non-Aligned Movement, while Professor Peter Burnell of the University of Warwick suggests that a number of very important states, such as China, Russia and those of the Arab and Islamic worlds, are often distant from the concept of the "international community" and do not necessarily endorse every initiative associated with it, for example, by abstaining from key votes in the United Nations Security Council.
• Also interpreted as the Tathagata of Unhindered Light that Penetrates the Ten Quarters by Tan Luan, Shinran and others.
• It is descended from Old English or Welsh counting, similar to the old shepherd's count "Yan Tan Tethera" or the Cornish "Eena, mena, mona, mite".
• The character wears a blue sailor cap, a red shirt, blue pants, a yellow scarf, white gloves and tan shoes.
• Developed in the United States from crosses between the Bloodhound and the Black and Tan Virginia Foxhound, this scent hound runs its game entirely by scent and is used primarily for raccoon hunting.
• Banana slugs are often bright yellow (giving rise to the banana nomenclature) although they may also be greenish, brown, tan, or white.
• They have fused lateral sepals (synsepals) which may be quite colorful : white, yellow, rose, purple, orange or tan with red, brown or purple overlaid frequently with contrasting reddish-purple spots or stripes.
• These are quite colorful : overall yellow, with orange, tan and red at the back, overlaid with contrasting reddish-purple stripes.
• Ing Yoe Tan (born 1948), Dutch lawmaker of Chinese descent, member of the Senate for the Labour Party (PvdA) since 1998.
• Isbin has appeared as soloist with over 200 orchestras, and has commissioned more concertos than any other guitarist—including those written for her by John Corigliano, Tan Dun, Aaron Jay Kernis, Joseph Schwantner, Lukas Foss, Chris Brubeck, Christopher Rouse and Karen LeFrak.
• Within the province are Chae Son and Doi Khun Tan National Parks in the Khun Tan Range, as well as Tham Pha Thai, Doi Luang National Park, and the Huai Tak Teak Biosphere Reserve in the Phi Pan Nam Range.

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