tonne

Thân thiện

A large truck carries a tonne of sand to the construction site.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms: A "tonne" is a metric unit of measurement for mass, equivalent to one thousand kilograms. It is also known as a metric ton.

Usage

• The word "tonne" is used specifically in contexts that employ the metric system. It is a standard unit for measuring large masses, such as the weight of vehicles, cargo, or industrial materials.
• It is important to distinguish it from the non-metric "ton" (which can be a short ton of 2000 pounds or a long ton of 2240 pounds). The spelling "tonne" explicitly denotes the metric unit.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The shipment weighed over 50 tonnes.
  • This truck can carry a load of up to 40 tonnes.
  • Carbon emissions are often measured in millions of tonnes.

Advanced Usage

• "Megatonne": One million tonnes. Often used in scientific contexts, such as measuring large-scale events or material volumes.
  • The asteroid was estimated to have a mass of several megatonnes.

Variants and Related Words

• Metric ton: A synonym for "tonne". The terms are used interchangeably.
  • The factory produces 10,000 metric tons of steel annually.

Synonyms

• Metric ton: A unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "tonne" has only one primary meaning as defined above. Confusion may arise with the word "ton", which is a different unit of mass used in the imperial and US customary systems.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

Từ đồng nghĩa

• metric ton
• MT
• t