metric ton

noun

1. a unit of 1000 kilograms, equivalent to 2204.62 avoirdupois pounds.

metric ton

noun

1. See tonne
   another name (not in technical use) for tonne

metric ton

1. A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 1,000 kilograms (2,205 pounds).
2. See Table at measurement

Word History and Origins

Origin of metric ton¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

A pair of companies have begun designing what could become Europe’s largest direct-air-capture plant, capable of capturing as much as a million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year and burying it deep beneath the floor of the North Sea.

From MIT Technology Review

One site, Casa Cenote, stored as much as 2,792 metric tons per hectare.

From Science News

Ninety percent of India’s oxygen supply—7,500 metric tons daily—is being directed to covid patients.

From MIT Technology Review

In 2018, Carbon Engineering showed they could pull CO2 from the atmosphere for between $94 and $232 per metric ton, but that’s still a long way from being a commercially viable source of carbon.

From Singularity Hub 

It looks like we’re on track to put about 10,000 miles a year on this truck, which adds up to approximately six metric tons of carbon emissions, according to the calculator at Carbon Footprint.

From Outside Online

Ten hundred and sixty-seven pounds—nearly half a metric ton, more than the weight of a field piece without its carriage!

From Project Gutenberg