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Definition of 'ton'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.
Related terms
* bon ton
Etymology 3
Noun
( en-noun)
The common tunny, or house mackerel.
Anagrams
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Similar to 'ton'ten, thin, tan, tin, then, teen, than, town, tun, twin, toon, thon, tyyn, tian, tiyn, taan, tyan, tain, tawn
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