English

Pronunciation

• tŭn, /tʌn/, /tVn/
• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-tonne.ogg

• :Homophones: ton, tun
• :Rhymes:English:-ʌn|Rhymes: -ʌn
• (Australia): tŏn, /tɒn/, /tQn/ (especially when emphasizing tonnes and not tons)
• :Rhymes:English:-ɒn|Rhymes: -ɒn

Noun

tonne

1. A metric unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. Symbol: t

Usage notes

• A tonne (about 2204.6 pounds) is approximately equal to a long ton (2240 pounds) and the difference is often not important. However, because "tonne" is often pronounced identically to "ton", there may be confusion about which unit is meant when the word is spoken. This may be avoided by using "metric ton" where "tonne" is intended.

Synonyms

• metric ton

Translations

• Finnish: tonni
• French: tonne
• Russian: тонна (tónna)
• Swedish: ton#Swedish|ton

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Finnish

Etymology

• The sublative of tuo#Finnish|tuo.

Adverb

tonne

1. {{context|colloquial|of movement|lang=fi}} there (when the speaker points at the place):
2. :*Me mentiin tonne. (cf. tuolla#Finnish|tuolla)
3. :**We went there.

See also

• tuonne#Finnish|tuonne

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French

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at Fr-tonne.ogg

Noun

tonne f

1. tonne, metric ton
2. ton

et:tonne fr:tonne io:tonne lt:tonne hu:tonne ja:tonne pt:tonne ru:tonne vi:tonne zh:tonne