metric ton
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
metric ton (plural metric tons)
- A tonne, a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, Internal Combustion[1]:
- One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, Internal Combustion[1]:
Usage notes[edit]
- 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).
Translations[edit]
unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
