- metric tonne
- metric ton UK / US or metric tonne UK / US
noun [countable]
Word forms "metric ton":
singular metric ton plural metric tonsa unit for measuring weight, containing 1000 kilograms
English dictionary. 2014.
metric tonne
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metric tonne — variant UK US Main entry: metric ton … Useful english dictionary
metric ton — UK / US or metric tonne UK / US noun [countable] Word forms metric ton : singular metric ton plural metric tons a unit for measuring weight, containing 1000 kilograms … English dictionary
metric ton — (also metric tonne) ► NOUN ▪ a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms (2,205 lb) … English terms dictionary
Tonne — This article is about the metric unit of mass. For other ton units, see Ton. For other uses, see Tonne (disambiguation). The tonne (unit symbol t) or metric ton (US),[1] often written pleonastically as metric tonne, is a unit of mass equal to… … Wikipedia
Metric yardstick — This article gives some rough rules of thumb for comprehending the metric system in terms of everyday life.Conversion hintsFor users of the U.S. Customary system (often referred to as the English system although the UK is now metric) there are a… … Wikipedia
metric — met|ric [ˈmetrık] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: métrique, from mètre; METER1] 1.) using or connected with the ↑metric system of weights and measures →↑imperial ▪ a metric tonne ▪ The parts all come in metric sizes now. 2.) metrical … Dictionary of contemporary English
metric — adjective 1 using or connected with the metric system of weights and measures: the metric tonne | metric sizes 2 metrical compare imperial (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
metric ton — (also metric tonne) noun a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms (2,205 lb) … English new terms dictionary
tonne — [tʌn] noun tonnes PLURALFORM or tonne [countable] a metric unit for measuring weight, equal to 1,000 kilograms; = METRIC TON: • Brazil produced more than 50,000 tonnes of … Financial and business terms
Tonne (unite) — Tonne (unité) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Tonne. La tonne (symbole t), est une unité de masse qui vaut mille kilogrammes, soit 1 000 kg. On peut aussi écrire : 1 tonne = 1 x 103 kg La tonne apparaît au tableau VIII du système … Wikipédia en Français
