tonne
[tuhn]
/tĘŚn/
noun
1.
metric ton
.
Origin
1900-05;
<
French;
see
ton
1
Examples from the web for
tonne
The
tonne
of propellant remaining in its tanks was plenty for the reentry manoeuvres and any contingencies.
It must be remembered that one cubic meter of water weighs one
tonne
.
Informed medical decisions require a
tonne
of information.
British Dictionary definitions for
tonne
tonne
/
tĘŚn
/
noun
1.
a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg or 2204.6 pounds
Also called (not in technical use)
metric ton
Word Origin
from French
Word Origin and History for
tonne
n.
1877, French form of
ton
, adopted for English use to denote a metric ton (1,000 kg.).