Ton

Ton
Ton Ton (t[u^]n), n. [OE. tonne, tunne, a tun, {AS}. tunne a tun, tub, a large vessel; akin to G. & F. tonne a ton, tun, LL. tunna a tun; all perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. tunna a tun. Cf. {Tun},{Tunnel}.] (Com.) A measure of weight or quantity. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) The weight of twenty hundredweight. [1913 Webster]

Note: In England, the ton is 2,240 pounds. In the United States the ton is commonly estimated at 2,000 pounds, this being sometimes called the short ton, while that of 2,240 pounds is called the long ton. [1913 Webster] (b) (Naut. & Com.) Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden. See the Note under {Tonnage}. [1913 Webster] (c) (Naut. & Com.) A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten barrels, of flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn, timber, etc. [1913 Webster]

Note: Ton and tun have the same etymology, and were formerly used interchangeably; but now ton generally designates the weight, and tun the cask. See {Tun}. [1913 Webster]


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  • ton — [ tʌn ] noun count ** 1. ) AMERICAN a unit for measuring weight, containing 2,000 POUNDS and equal to 907 kilograms: The horse could pull up to 50 tons. Transporting the coal costs $40 per ton. two ton/80 ton etc. (=weighing two tons/80 tons… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • ton — S3 [tʌn] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tun container, unit of weight (11 21 centuries), from Old English tunne] 1.) plural tons or ton written abbreviation t a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pou …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Ton — (t[^o]n), n. [F. See {Tone}.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. Byron. [1913 Webster] If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] {Bon ton}. See in the Vocabulary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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