Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assay ton

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: as-say -ton
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard quantity used in assaying, equal to 29+¹⁄₆ grams (the short assay ton) or 32+²⁄₃ grams (the long assay ton).

Inflected Forms

assay tons (plural)

Questions

What does assay ton mean?: A standard quantity used in assaying, equal to 29+¹⁄₆ grams (the short assay ton) or 32+²⁄₃ grams (the long assay ton).

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