tonnen.

Brit.

/tʌn/,

/ˈtʌni/, U.S.

/tən/

Etymology: < French: = ton n.¹

The French word for ton, adopted in English use to denote a metric ton of 1000 kilogrammes (ton n.¹ 4).

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > metric gram(me) > kilogram > metric ton or one thousand kilos

metric ton1864

tonne1877

1877 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1876 ii. 32 The Tonne is the mass or quantity of matter contained in a cubic metre of water, and is very nearly the same as the British Ton.

1930 Engineering 25 July 119/3 Each of the two high-pressure turbines takes some 224 tonnes of steam per hour.

1953 Economist 28 Mar. 902/1 The country's refining capacity, in terms of crude oil throughput, was about 23 million tonnes a year.

1972 Which? May 130/3 The British Steel Corporation, going metric but realising the possible confusion between a ton and a tonne (1,000 kilograms) has directed its staff to pronounce ‘tonne’ ‘tunnie’.

1975 B.S.I. News Apr. 5/1 Our units committee has been asked to advise how, in speech, confusion between ‘tonne’ and ‘ton’ can best be avoided. Their advice is simply this: when saying the word ‘tonne’ never say it alone; always say ‘metric tonne’.

1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 24/2 Meteorites vary in weight from a few tens of grammes to several tonnes.

1981 Southern Hort. (N.Z.) Spring 3 It should be possible to achieve yields of 5 tonne/ha or more from mature roots.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tonne
释义	tonnen. Brit. /tʌn/, /ˈtʌni/, U.S. /tən/ Etymology: < French: = ton n.¹ The French word for ton, adopted in English use to denote a metric ton of 1000 kilogrammes (ton n.¹ 4). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > metric gram(me) > kilogram > metric ton or one thousand kilos metric ton1864 tonne1877 1877 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1876 ii. 32 The Tonne is the mass or quantity of matter contained in a cubic metre of water, and is very nearly the same as the British Ton. 1930 Engineering 25 July 119/3 Each of the two high-pressure turbines takes some 224 tonnes of steam per hour. 1953 Economist 28 Mar. 902/1 The country's refining capacity, in terms of crude oil throughput, was about 23 million tonnes a year. 1972 Which? May 130/3 The British Steel Corporation, going metric but realising the possible confusion between a ton and a tonne (1,000 kilograms) has directed its staff to pronounce ‘tonne’ ‘tunnie’. 1975 B.S.I. News Apr. 5/1 Our units committee has been asked to advise how, in speech, confusion between ‘tonne’ and ‘ton’ can best be avoided. Their advice is simply this: when saying the word ‘tonne’ never say it alone; always say ‘metric tonne’. 1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 24/2 Meteorites vary in weight from a few tens of grammes to several tonnes. 1981 Southern Hort. (N.Z.) Spring 3 It should be possible to achieve yields of 5 tonne/ha or more from mature roots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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