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1 ton
1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tona2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) brutoregistrska tona•- tonnage- tons* * *I [tən]nounnautical tona; tovorna prostornina ladje v tonah, nosilnost, tonaža; prostornina, ki jo izpodriva ladja; tona tovora (kot mera); tona, prostorninska mera za stvari raznih velikosti (npr. za les itd.); tona, mera za težo; colloquially velika težalong ton — British English 1016 kgshort ton — American 907 kgregister ton — registrska tona (2,8ʌ m)to ask s.o. tons of times — neštetokrat koga vprašatito weigh (half) a ton — tehtati celo tono (pol tone), figuratively biti zelo težakII [tɔ:ə]noun(French) vladajoča moda; svet mode; elegancain the ton — po modi, v modi; eleganten; moderen -
2 sounding
1) ((a) measurement of depth of water etc.) sondiranje2) (a depth measured.) sondaža3) ((an) act of trying to find out views etc.) anketa* * *I [sáundiŋ]1.nounzvok, ton, glas; brenčanje, brnenje; znak s trobentothe sounding of a drum — bobnanje;2.adjectivezveneč, doneč, sonanten; bombastičen; prazen, votela sounding title — doneč, impozanten naslovII [sáundiŋ]nounsondiranje; merjenje globine s svinčnico; (često plural) nautical mesto dovolj blizu obale za izmerjenje globine; sidriščeout of soundings, off soundings — na neizmerljivi vodni globini, figuratively brez trdnih tal pod nogamito come into soundings, to strike soundings — priti do dnato get on soundings figuratively priti na znano področje (v pogovoru)to take a sounding — (z)meriti globino, figuratively raziskovati
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measurement ton — (MTON or MT) a unit of volume used for measuring the cargo of a ship, truck, train, or other freight carrier, equal to exactly 40 cubic feet, or approximately 1.1326 cubic meters. This unit was traditionally called a freight ton (see ton5),… … Dictionary of units of measurement
measurement ton — n. TON1 (sense 5) * * * … Universalium
measurement ton — n. TON1 (sense 5) … English World dictionary
measurement ton — noun see ton II * * * measurement ton = freight ton. (Cf. ↑freight ton) … Useful english dictionary
measurement ton — The unit of volumetric measurement of equipment associated with surface delivered cargo. Measurement tons equal total cubic feet divided by 40 (1MTON = 40 cubic feet). Also called M/T, MT, MTON … Military dictionary
measurement ton — meas′urement ton n. wam See under ton I, 5) • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
measurement ton — noun Date: circa 1934 ton 1c … New Collegiate Dictionary
measurement ton. — See under ton1 (def. 5). [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
measurement ton — noun A unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 U.S. or Imperial cubic feet … Wiktionary
measurement ton. — See under ton1 (def. 5). [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
ton — 1. (tn or T or t) a traditional unit of weight equal to 20 hundredweight. In the United States and Canada, there are 100 pounds in the hundredweight and exactly 2000 pounds (907.185 kilograms) in the ton. In Britain, there are 112 pounds … Dictionary of units of measurement