metric ton

Noun

Meaning

a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

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Synonyms

t tonne ton mt carat grain drachma hundredweight quintal pennyweight centner cwt arroba kiloton long ton
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Antonyms

one few little bit handful of defined band of limited assortment of
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Hypernyms

metric weight unit weight unit

Examples

Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the floor and grout it. Then you have a tile floor, and not just any tile floor: it's a mosaic of your own choosing. Dan Phillips

According to the BIPM, "In English speaking countries this unit is usually called 'metric ton'." Source: Internet

Alternative usage A metric ton unit (MTU) can mean convert within metal (e.g. tungsten, manganese) trading, particularly within the US. Source: Internet

Carbon taxing is a policy that imposes a fee on carbon dioxide emissions, usually by the metric ton. Source: Internet

Damon and Stefan loved each other, but Damon clearly held on to a metric ton of resentment for Stefan for a lot of different reasons. Source: Internet

$9.99 a month to access a metric ton of ebook electrons. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

metric system metric tensor metric time metric ton in respect metric tonnes metric tons