1) a gross; long; metric; short ton
2) (misc.) (BE; slang) to do the ton ('to go one hundred miles per hour')
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
ton — 1. (ton ; devant une voyelle et une h muette : to n ami, to n homme) au masculin ; TA (ta) au féminin ; TES (tê, l s se lie : têz amis) au pluriel pour les deux genres. 1° Adj. possessif qui répond au pronom personnel tu, toi. Ton ami, ta femme … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ton — tȏn m <N mn tónovi> DEFINICIJA 1. a. fiz. zvuk koji nastaje pravilnim titranjem elastičnog tijela i u kojem se razlikuju visina, jačina, boja i trajanje b. karakteristična kvaliteta i boja nekog glazbala ili ljudskog glasa [raspjevani ton… … Hrvatski jezični portal
ton — [ tʌn ] noun count ** 1. ) AMERICAN a unit for measuring weight, containing 2,000 POUNDS and equal to 907 kilograms: The horse could pull up to 50 tons. Transporting the coal costs $40 per ton. two ton/80 ton etc. (=weighing two tons/80 tons… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Ton — (t[u^]n), n. [OE. tonne, tunne, a tun, {AS}. tunne a tun, tub, a large vessel; akin to G. & F. tonne a ton, tun, LL. tunna a tun; all perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. tunna a tun. Cf. {Tun},{Tunnel}.] (Com.) A measure of weight or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ton — Ton … Wikipedia Español
Tôň — (Village) Administration Pays Slovaquie … Wikipédia en Français
ton — S3 [tʌn] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tun container, unit of weight (11 21 centuries), from Old English tunne] 1.) plural tons or ton written abbreviation t a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pou … Dictionary of contemporary English
Ton — (t[^o]n), n. [F. See {Tone}.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. Byron. [1913 Webster] If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] {Bon ton}. See in the Vocabulary.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ton — ¹Ton Lehm, Tonerde; (Geol.): Mergel. ²Ton 1. Klang, Laut; (geh.): Schall. 2. a) Ausdruck, Ausdrucksweise, Redestil, Redeweise, Schreibart, Schreibstil, Schreibweise, Sprache, Sprechweise, Stil, Tonfall, Umgangston; (bildungsspr.): Diktion. b)… … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
TON — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}} Sigles d une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres … Wikipédia en Français
Ton [2] — Ton (spr. tönn), engl. Gewicht zu 20 engl. Handelszentner = 2240 engl. Pfund = 1016 kg (Long Ton); in den Ver. Staaten von Amerika zu 20 Cental = 2000 Pfund = 907 kg (Short Ton); als Holzmaß (T. of Shipping) s. Load … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
