tonne

[tuhn]

noun

1. metric ton.

tonne

/ tʌn /

noun

1. Also called (not in technical use): metric ton. a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg or 2204.6 pounds

Word History and Origins

Origin of tonne¹

From French, dating back to 1900–05; ton ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of tonne¹

from French

Example Sentences

Every year, they generate more than 1.5 billion tonnes of calcium carbonate, capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in deep-sea sediments.

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More than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year, half of which is for single-use items.

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He also cautioned now against the EU's measures "redirecting millions of tonnes of steel towards the UK", something which could be "terminal for many of our remaining steel companies".

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A blockage estimated to be around 100 tonnes has been cleared from a west London sewer.

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In 2024, glaciers outside the giant ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica lost 450 billion tonnes of ice, according to a recent World Meteorological Organization report.

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