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Definition of 'ton'

English

(wikipedia)

Etymology 1

Variant of .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
  • A unit of volume; register ton.
  • In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/ (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C).
  • (colloquial|hyperbole) A large amount.
  • I’ve got a ton of work to do.
    I've got tons of work to do.
  • (slang) A speed of 100 mph.
  • (slang) One hundred pounds sterling.
  • (cricket) One hundred runs.
  • (darts) One hundred points.
  • Synonyms
    * (large amount) heap, load, pile * (one-hundred runs) century * See also
    Derived terms
    * displacement ton * long ton * measurement ton * metric ton (tonne) * register ton * short ton

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , from (etyl) tonus.

    Noun

    (-)
  • Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
  • (Byron)
  • * Thackeray
  • If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish.
  • Fashionable society; those in style.
  • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The common tunny, or house mackerel.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    Similar to 'ton'

    ten, thin, tan, tin, then, teen, than, town, tun, twin, toon, thon, tyyn, tian, tiyn, taan, tyan, tain, tawn