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Look up: Ton

  1. TON
    acronym: total organic nitrogen
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  2. Ton
    The ton is a unit of measurement of the avoirdupois scale equivalent to 20 hundredweight, 2240 pounds or 1.016 tonnes.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Ton
    Ancient Measurement Terms: 20 hundredweight or 2240 pounds. The 'Long Ton.'
    Found on http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.h

  4. Ton
    £100.
    Found on http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm

  5. Ton
    A derived unit of mass in the British system of units.Conversions1 ton (UK long)=1016.047 kg1 ton (US short)=907.1847 kg1 ton (UK long)=2240 lb1 kg=2.20462 pound (lb)ttle='Mass';xiunt='kg';yiunt='ton';mconv=1.016047e3;cconv=0.0; See also: Mass, Tonne.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  6. Ton
    Definition (keystage 2) An imperial measure of mass. <br /> A ton is very large amount, often used to measure out coal, potatoes and other large quantities. <br /> There are twenty hundredweights, 2240 pounds, in every ton. <br /> An American ton is only 2000 pounds.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  7. Ton
    Definition (keystage 3) An Imperial unit of mass; 2240lb (2000lb in America)
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  8. Ton
    Ton (tŏn), obsolete plural of Toe . Chaucer.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/67

  9. Ton
    Ton (tŭn) noun [ Confer Tunny .] (Zoology) The common tunny, or horse mackerel.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/67

  10. Ton
    Ton (tôn) noun [ French See Tone .] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton . Byron. « If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish.» Thackeray. Bon ton . See in the Vocabulary.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/67

  11. Ton
    Ton (tŭn) noun [ Middle English tonne , tunne , a tun, AS . tunne a tun, tub, a large vessel; akin to G. & French tonne a ton, tun, Late Latin tunna a tun; all perhaps of Celtic origin; confer Ir. & Gael. tunna a tun. Confer Tun , Tunnel .] (Com.) A measure of weight or quantity. Specifically: -- (a) The weight ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/67

  12. ton
    The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. 'If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish.' (Thackeray) Bon ton. ... Origin: F. See Tone. ... A measure of weight or quantity. Specifically: ... The weight of twenty hundredweight. ... In England, the ton is 2,240 pounds. In the United States the ton is commonly e ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  13. TON
    `TON` is an acronym which may refer to *Type O Negative, a band. *Turnover number, a concept in chemical kinetics.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TON

  14. Ton
    • (n.) The weight of twenty hundredweight. • (n.) The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. • (n.) A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. ton
    unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg) in the United States (the short ton) and 2,240 pounds (1,016.05 kg) in ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/60

  16. Ton
    Ton is a Welsh boy name. The meaning of the name is `name from legends` The name Ton doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Ton seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Ton

  17. Ton
    $100 million in bond trader`s terms.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg

  18. Ton
    A short or net ton is equal to 2,000 pounds; a long or British ton is 2,240 pounds; a metric ton is approximately 2,205 pounds.
    Found on http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.ht

  19. Ton
    A unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds.
    Found on http://www.hancockjoist.com/glossary.htm

  20. ton
    British slang for 100, especially the sum of 100 pounds, a speed of 100 miles per hour, or a score of 100 in darts or cricket. The origin of this usage is not clear.
    Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictT.

  21. ton
    ton: see English units of measurement.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09196


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