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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ton

/tɔ̃/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
ton
IPA
/tɔ̃/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

noun

Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

noun

Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

noun

Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

noun

Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

noun

Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.

noun

A 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.

noun

Synonym of hundred

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /tɔ̃/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tons (plural)

Derived Forms

asston crapton exaton fuckton gigaton kiloton megaton multiton petaton shitton teraton tonload

Phrases

assay ton a ton available ton mile butt-ton by the ton cubic ton deadweight ton displacement ton

Frequently Paired Words

tonelada bon ton haut ton pros ton kairon

Synonyms

tonne metric ton megagram shitton fuckton abundance battalion arseload assload bellyload boatload brimful

Rhymes With

one done run fun son won sun gun none un begun jun

Questions

How do you pronounce ton?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɔ̃/.
What does ton mean?
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
Where does ton come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce ton

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