tonne

[ tuhn ]

/ tʌn /

noun

metric ton.

Nearby words

tonle sap, tonlet, tonn., tonnage, tonnage deck, tonne, tonneau, tonner, tonnish, tonnishly, tono-

Origin of tonne

From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at ton¹

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Examples from the Web for tonne

Is there any specific account of the "tonne in Cornhyll" existing?
Notes & Queries, No. 37. Saturday, July 13, 1850|Various
The letter of Mr. Kidder relative to the "pretty pynnace of about thirty tonne," is again referred to by your correspondent.
The Popham Colony|William Frederick Poole
He says it was "a pretty Pynnace of about some thirty tonne."
The Popham Colony|William Frederick Poole
When he comes to large weights, does he not commonly abjure the 1,000 kilos and write one tonne?
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, June 1899|Various

That is nat so for whan one parte is gone another dothe encrease, and it chansythe dyuersly euyn as the tonne of Canaidus.
The Pilgrimage of Pure Devotion|Desiderius Erasmus

British Dictionary definitions for tonne

tonne

/ (tʌn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for tonne

from French

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Word Origin and History for tonne

tonne

1877, French form of ton, adopted for English use to denote a metric ton (1,000 kg.).

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