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Phrases 18
- metric tonsplural of metric ton: A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms, about 2204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
- long tonsplural of long ton: A traditional unit of mass equal to 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each, equivalent to approximately 1016 kilograms.
- short tonsplural of short ton: A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.
- won tonsplural of won ton: A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
- tons of TNTplural of ton of TNT: A unit of energy that is equivalent to 4.184 gigajoules; it is a convened-upon value representing the energy typically produced by one metric ton of TNT.
- deadweight tonsplural of deadweight ton: A long ton (2,2240 pounds), as used to measure of a ship's carrying capacity, including bunker oil, fresh water, ballast water, crew, and provisions.
- foot-tonsplural of foot-ton: A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in raising one ton against the force of gravity through the height of one foot.
- measurement tonsplural of measurement ton: A unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 U.S. or Imperial cubic feet.
- cubic tonsplural of cubic ton: A measure of volume, varying based on the commodity from about 16 to 45 cubic feet (0.45 to 1.27 m³), and now used only for lumber, for which one cubic ton is equivalent to 40 cu ft (1.1 m³).
- assay tonsplural of assay ton: A standard quantity used in assaying, equal to 29+¹⁄₆ grams (the short assay ton) or 32+²⁄₃ grams (the long assay ton).
- displacement tonsplural of displacement ton: A unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater, used in reckoning the displacement of ships, and equal to 35 U.S. or Imperial cubic feet.
- refrigeration tonsplural of refrigeration ton: A unit of power chiefly applied to the cooling capacity of a refrigerator, freezer, or air conditioner, equal to 12,000 British thermal units (Btu) per hour (200 Btu per minute); it denotes the amount of heat …
- tons of refrigerationplural of ton of refrigeration: A unit of power chiefly applied to the cooling capacity of a refrigerator, freezer, or air conditioner, equal to 12,000 British thermal units (Btu) per hour (200 Btu per minute); it denotes the amount of …
- hoppus tonsplural of hoppus ton: A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 50 hoppus feet or 1.8027 cubic metres.
- gross register tonsplural of gross register ton: A measure of the total enclosed volume of a ship, equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³.
- net register tonsplural of net register ton: A measure of the cargo capacity of a ship, equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³.
- register tonsplural of register ton: A unit of a ship's capacity equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³.
- Prussian tonsplural of Prussian ton: Two thousand pounds; a short ton.
Compound words 431
- buttonsplural of button: A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
- pistonsplural of piston: A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
- HamptonsA part of the East End of Long Island, New York.
- photonsplural of photon: The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
- protonsplural of proton: A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
- cartonsplural of carton: An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
- Britonsplural of Briton: An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
- tonsilsplural of tonsil: Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
- Hortonsplural of Horton: A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
- tonsureTo shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.