A ton is any of several units of measure of mass, volume or force. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses.
Key facts
- Unit.name
- Ton
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- One-ton weight.svg
- Unit.quantity
- Mass
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- Definitions and equivalents:
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Units of mass/weight
- Other units of mass/weight
- Subdivisions
- Units of volume
- Colloquial English
- See also
- References
A ton is any of several units of measure of mass, volume or force. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses.
As a unit of mass, ton can mean: the long ton, which is the tonne, also called the metric ton, which is ) or 1 megagram. the short ton, which is
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