tonne

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Anagrams 2 Finnish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adverb 2.2.1 See also 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• tŭn, IPA: /tʌn/, SAMPA: /tVn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

• Homophones: ton, tun

  Rhymes: -ʌn

• (Australia) tŏn, IPA: /tɒn/, SAMPA: /tQn/ (especially when emphasizing tonnes and not tons)

  Rhymes: -ɒn

[edit] Noun

tonne (plural tonnes)

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• metric ton

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ennot
• nonet
• tenno, Tenno
• tenon

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

• The sublative of tuo.

[edit] Adverb

tonne

1. (colloquial, of movement) there (when the speaker points at the place):

   • Me mentiin tonne. (cf. tuolla)
     • We went there.

[edit] See also

• tuonne

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

tonne f. (plural tonnes)

1. tonne, metric ton
2. ton

[edit] Verb

tonne

1. First- and third-person indicative and subjunctive present of tonner.
2. Second-person singular imperative of tonner.