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- Dictionaryton/tʌn/
noun
- 1. a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1016.05 kg).
- 2. a unit of gross internal capacity, equal to 100 cu. ft (2.83 cubic metres).
adverb
- 1. much; a lot: informal British "I feel tons better"
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infml A ton or tons of something is a very large amount: I’ve got a ton of homework to do tonight . (Definition of ton from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a. : a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet. called also register ton. b. : a unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feet. c. : a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet.
Ton is any of several units of measure of mass, volume or force. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses. As a unit of mass, ton can mean: the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kilograms) the short ton, which is 2,000 pounds (907.2 kilograms)
1. a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois ( short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois ( long ton or gross ton) in Great Britain. 2. Also called: freight ton.
Ton definition: a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton, or net ton ) in the United States and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton ) in Great Britain.. See examples of TON used in a sentence.
n. 1. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 907.18 kilograms). Also called net ton, short ton. 2. A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (1.016 metric tons or 1,016.05 kilograms). Also called long ton. 3. A metric ton.
a unit for measuring weight, in the UK 2 240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2 000 pounds (short ton) (informal) What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton (= is very heavy).
Ton, unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg) in the United States (the short ton) and 2,240 pounds (1,016.05 kg) in Britain (the long ton). The metric ton used in most other countries is 1,000 kg, equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
TON definition: 1. a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1016 kilograms in the UK and 907 kilograms in the US 2. a…. Learn more.
The ton is a unit of measurement. In North America, a ton is 2,000 pounds. Elephants weigh several tons — and blue whales can weigh up to 200 tons!
