ton

About 7.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tongan.
2. noun Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly: The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each. The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each. The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
3. noun The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
4. noun The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
5. noun The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
6. noun Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly: The measurement ton of 40 or 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³). The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).
7. noun The measurement ton of 40 or 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
8. noun The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).

Similar words

short ton long ton gross ton net ton tonne weight kilo gauge odp tonnage

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Word family

measurement ton register ton tons