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tonne

  • noun
  • tŭn

A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

Synonyms

  • metric ton

Related words

  • fucktonne
  • gigatonne
  • kilotonne
  • metre-tonne-second
  • meter-tonne-second

Word history

From French "tonne".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tonne” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.