Tonne

//tĘŚn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

    "Although loads of up to 900 tonnes could be handled by one of these locomotives, in practice the load is limited to 790 tonnes by drawgear."

  2. 2
    a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Synonyms

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metric tonmetric tontonmegagrammetric tonnemt

Example

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"Thanks a tonne. How come you're being so kind to me?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Tonne.

Related phrases

meter-tonne-second

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