ton.
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
Meaning & usage
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).
Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
I’ve got a ton of work to do.
I've got tons of work to do.
A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.
Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building.
Synonym of hundred 100 pounds sterling.
Synonym of hundred 100 points.
Synonym of hundred 100 runs.
Synonym of hundred A speed of 100 mph (160 km/h).
Where this word comes from
Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).
Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
Fashionable society; those in style.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French ton (“manner”), from Latin tonus. Doublet of tone, tune, and tonus.
Synonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.
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