Definitions
1.SymbolISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tongan.
2.NounAny of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
3.NounThe short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
4.NounThe long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
5.NounThe metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
6.NounAny of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
The measurement ton of 40 or 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).
7.NounThe measurement ton of 40 or 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
8.NounThe register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).
9.NounAny large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything."I’ve got a ton of work to do.; I've got tons of work to do."
10.NounA unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C."Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building."
11.NounSynonym of hundred, particularly:
100 pounds sterling.
100 points.
12.Noun100 pounds sterling.
13.Noun100 points.
14.Noun100 runs.
15.NounA speed of 100 mph (160 km/h).
16.NounFashion, the current style, the vogue.
17.NounFashionable society; those in style.
18.NounSynonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.