ton

Meaning

1. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
2. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
3. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
4. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
5. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
6. Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
7. 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.
8. (colloquial) Synonym of hundred, particularly
9. (colloquial) Synonym of hundred, particularly
10. (colloquial) Synonym of hundred, particularly
11. (colloquial) Synonym of hundred, particularly

Synonyms

net ton

short ton

tonne

long ton

metric ton

gross ton

sound

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t

t

necklace

piles

pitch

strain

tonality

tone

town

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tuna

tunny

village

vogue

stress

ton of refrigeration

tn

just ton

accent

standard ton

a lot

fashion

grand

ictus

intonation

loads

lots

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʌn/

Etymology

Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).