TON in English dictionary

  • ton

    Meanings and definitions of "TON"

    • 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 power required to cool one ton of water by 1 °F every 10 minutes, equal to 12,000 Btu/h (3.517 kilowatts).
    • (colloquial, hyperbole) A large amount.
    • (slang) A speed of 100 mph.
    • (slang) One hundred pounds sterling.
    • (cricket) One hundred runs.
    • Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
    • Fashionable society; those in style.
    • 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).
    • noun
      A unit of volume; register ton.
    • noun
      In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/h (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).
    • noun
      (colloquial, hyperbolic)
      A large amount.
    • noun
      (slang)
      A speed of 100 mph.
    • noun
      (slang)
      One hundred pounds sterling.
    • noun
      (cricket)
      One hundred runs.
    • noun
      (darts)
      One hundred points.
    • noun
      The common tunny, or house mackerel.
    • noun
      Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
    • noun
      Fashionable society; those in style.
    • unit of weight
    • register ton
    • large amount
    • noun
      a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
    • noun
      a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

    Synonyms of "TON" in English dictionary

    net ton, avoirdupois unit, long ton are the top synonyms of "TON" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of TON

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza ton; lm  liczba mnoga tons
    • ton ( plural  tons)
    • ton ( uncountable)
    • ton (plural tons)
    • ton (uncountable)
  • TON

    Meanings and definitions of "TON"

    • abbreviation
      threshold odor number
  • Ton

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