metric ton

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Translations

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metric ton (plural metric tons)

1. A tonne, a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

[edit] Usage notes

• Often used to avoid confusion between the tonne and the (long) ton, which are almost equal (about 2204.6 pounds and exactly 2240 pounds respectively).

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