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short ton
short ton n (Units) the full name for ton12 ton1 (tʌn)
n. 1. a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain. 2. Also called freight ton . a unit of volume for freight that weighs one ton, varying with the type of freight measured, as 40 cubic feet of oak timber or 20 bushels of wheat. 3. metric ton. 4. displacement ton. 5. a unit of volume used in transportation by sea, commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13 cu. m). 6. a unit of internal capacity of ships, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m) (register ton). 7. Often, tons. a great quantity; a lot: a ton of jokes. [1350–1400; Middle English; variant of tun] ton2
(Fr. tôn),
n., pl. tons (Fr. tôn). 1. high fashion; stylishness. 2. the current fashion, style, or vogue. [1755–65; < French < Latin tonus tone] -ton a suffix formerly used to form nouns from adjectives: simpleton; singleton. [variant of dial. tone one (see tother)] short ton2,000 pounds. Also called S/T or STON.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  short ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 poundsnet ton, tonavoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weightscental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, quintal, centner - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundskiloton - one thousand tons |
short ton
short ton[′shȯrt ′tən] (industrial engineering) ton ton1. The equivalent of 2,000 lb (907.2 kg).Also see metric ton. 2. A unit of refrigeration capacity equal to 200 Btu per minute, the equivalent cooling provided by the melting of one ton of ice in one hour.FinancialSeeTonSee ST
See STONshort ton
Related to short ton: tonne, metric tonSynonyms for short tonnoun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 poundsSynonymsRelated Words- avoirdupois unit
- cental
- cwt
- short hundredweight
- hundredweight
- quintal
- centner
- kiloton
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