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tons

ton
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tuhn]
    • /tʌn/
    • /tʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhn]
    • /tʌn/

Definitions of tons word

  • noun tons a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain. 1
  • noun tons Also called freight ton. a unit of volume for freight that weighs one ton, varying with the type of freight measured, as 40 cubic feet of oak timber or 20 bushels of wheat. 1
  • noun tons metric ton. 1
  • noun tons displacement ton. 1
  • noun tons a unit of volume used in transportation by sea, commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13 cu. m) (shipping ton or measurement ton) 1
  • noun tons a unit of internal capacity of ships, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m) (register ton) 1

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Origin of tons

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; variant of tun

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tons

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tons popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tons usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tons

noun tons

  • a lot — lot (def 14).
  • all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
  • billion — A billion is a thousand million.
  • lots — a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 miles (480 km) long.
  • many — constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.

adverb tons

  • heaps — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
  • loads — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.

adjective tons

  • oodles — a large quantity: oodles of love; oodles of money.

Antonyms for tons

noun tons

  • ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
  • ditches — Plural form of ditch.
  • few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
  • ones — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

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