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[noun] a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
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\Ton\, n. [Cf. {Tunny}.] (Zo["o]l.) The common tunny, or house mackerel.
\Ton\, n. [F. See {Tone}.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. --Byron. If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. --Thackeray. {Bon ton}. See in the Vocabulary.
\Ton\, 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:
(a) The weight of twenty hundredweight. 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.
(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}.
(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. 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}.
Synonyms for ton
gross ton, long ton, net ton, short ton
See also: avoirdupois unit | cental | centner | cwt | hundredweight | kiloton | long hundredweight | quintal | short hundredweight |
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Let's analyse "ton" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NOT. Average typing speed for these characters is 750 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
ton: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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