Antonyms for
ton
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
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All Definitions for Ton

Below are all the dictionary definitions of ton:

1Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
2The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
3The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
4The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
5Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
6A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.
7Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
8The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
9The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).
10Synonym of hundred, particularly:
11100 pounds sterling.
12100 points.
13100 runs.
14A speed of 100 mph.
15Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
16Fashionable society
17Those in style.
18Synonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.
19Initialism of threshold odor number.

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