Ton

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tÊŒn/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒn

Variant of tun ("cask").

Full definition of ton

Noun

1. A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
2. A unit of volume; register ton.
3. 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 Â°F (0 Â°C).
4. (colloquial, hyperbole) A large amount.I’ve got a ton of work to do.I've got tons of work to do.
5. (slang) A speed of 100 mph.
6. (slang) One hundred pounds sterling.
7. (cricket) One hundred runs.
8. (darts) One hundred points.

Synonyms

• (large amount) heap, load, pile
• (one-hundred runs) century

Derived terms

• displacement ton
• long ton
• measurement ton
• metric ton (tonne)
• register ton
• short ton

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /tɔ̃/, /tÉ’n/

From French ton ("manner"), from Latin tonus.

Noun

1. Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
• ThackerayIf our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish.
2. Fashionable society; those in style.

Noun

1. The common tunny, or house mackerel.

Anagrams

• NOT, not, Ont, Ont., TNO