Tangerine (disambiguation) — Tangerine can refer to: * Tangerine, a red or orange colored citrus fruit * Tangerine, Florida, a place in Orange County, Florida * Tangerine (album) , an album by the band Vixen * Tangerine (David Mead album) , an album by singer/songwriter… … Wikipedia
tangerine — [tan΄jə rēn′, tan′jə rēn΄] n. [< Fr Tanger, TANGIER + INE1] 1. a variety of mandarin orange with a deep reddish yellow color and segments that are easily separated 2. a deep reddish yellow color … English World dictionary
tangerine — (n.) 1842, from tangerine orange (1841) an orange from Tangier, seaport in northern Morocco, from which it was originally imported to Britain. The place name is from L. Tinge. As a color name, attested from 1899 … Etymology dictionary
Tangerine — Tan ger*ine , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper color and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in America from the mandarin. [Written also {tangierine}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tangerine — This article is about the citrus fruit. For other uses, see Tangerine (disambiguation). Tangerine Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Tangerine Computer Systems — For the Atmos Clock, see Atmos clock. British microcomputer company Tangerine Computer Systems[1] was founded in 1979 by Dr. Paul Johnson, Mark Rainer and Nigel Penton Tilbury in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire The very first product was the successful… … Wikipedia
tangerine — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tangerine — /tan jeuh reen , tan jeuh reen /, n. 1. Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, esp. in the U.S. 2. deep orange; reddish orange. adj. 3. of the color tangerine; reddish orange. [TANG(I)ER +… … Universalium
color — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rainbow hue Nouns 1. color, hue, tint, tinge, shade, dye, complexion, tincture, cast, coloration, glow, flush; tone, key; color organ; Technicolor. 2. pure, primary, positive, or complementary color;… … English dictionary for students
color — Synonyms and related words: Adrianople red, Alice blue, Arabian red, Argos brown, Bordeaux, Brunswick black, Brunswick blue, Burgundy, Capri blue, Cassel yellow, Chinese blue, Chinese white, Claude tint, Cologne brown, Columbian red, Congo rubine … Moby Thesaurus