Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tangent | Yes | No | No | No |
tan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
tangent (noun) | tan (noun) |
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ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle | a light brown the color of topaz |
a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point | ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle |
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun |
tangent (adjective) | tan (adjective) |
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of a light yellowish-brown color |
tangent (verb) | tan (verb) |
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get a tan, from wind or sun | |
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather |