name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tonne
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /tʌn/
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UK: /tʊn/
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UK: /tɒn/
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UK: /tʌniː/
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UK: tŭn
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UK: to͝on
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UK: tŏn
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UK: tŭnē
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US: /tʌn/
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US: tŭn
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: ton
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homophone: tun
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homophone: tunny
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rhymes with -ʌn
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rhymes with -ʊn
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rhymes with -ɒn
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CMU ARPABET: T AH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: chiefly outside US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metric ton, metric tonne, megagram, mul:Mg
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metric ton, MT, t
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metric weight unit, weight unit
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Tonne.
From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.