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tonne¹

  • /tʌn/ UK
  • /tʊn/ UK
  • /tɒn/ UK
  • /tʌniː/ UK
  • /tʌn/ US

Sounds like ton, tun, tunny · Rhymes with -ʌn, -ʊn, -ɒn

Where it comes from

From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.

noun tonnes · t

  1. A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. Although loads of up to 900 tonnes could be handled by one of these locomotives, in practice the load is limited to 790 tonnes by drawgear.

    Similar: metric ton, metric tonne, megagram, mul:Mg

Tonne²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Tonne.

proper noun Tonnes

  1. A surname from German.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: metric ton, t, mt, ton, metric, pound, kms, kilo, km, odp, ringtone, tonnage, bunch, pile, lot, tons

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"tonne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tonne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tonne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tonne

Chicago

"tonne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tonne.

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@misc{tonne_2026,
  title = {tonne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tonne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}