tonne
noun [C] /tʌn/ (plural tonnes or tonne) (also metric ton)Definition
› 1,000 kilograms: Oil deliveries will fall 2.5 million tonnes short this year. a 7,554-tonne ocean linerMeasurements of weight and mass
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Synonyms and related words:
- -pounder suffix
- atomic mass noun
- atomic weight noun
- dead weight noun
- grain noun (WEIGHT)
- gram noun
- gramme noun
- hundredweight noun
- karat noun
- kilo noun
- kilogram noun
- mg
- microgram noun
- milligram noun
- newton noun
- relative density noun
- stone noun (WEIGHT)
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