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ton in Tagalog

tonelada

/tʌn/

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Ireland/tʊn/

ton in Tagalog: tonelada, tone-tonelada. In English, ton means the short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.

Tagalog words for ton

various units of mass notionally equivalent to a tun
tonelada
any hyperbolically or oppressively large amount
tone-tonelada

English meaning of ton

  1. noun The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
  2. noun The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
  3. noun The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
  4. noun The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).

Full definition of ton

ton in a sentence

  • I’ve got a ton of work to do.
  • I've got tons of work to do.
  • Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building.

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Questions about ton in Tagalog

What is the meaning of ton in Tagalog?
Ton in Tagalog is tonelada, tone-tonelada.
Ano ang ton sa Tagalog?
Ton: tonelada, tone-tonelada.
What does ton mean in English?
Ton means the short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.

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