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Tonne

The tonne (/tʌn/ ⓘ or /tɒn/; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. It is also referred to as a metric ton in the United States to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton and the long ton. One tonne is equivalent to approximately 2,204.6 pounds, 1.102 short tons, and 0.984 long tons. The exact corresponding SI unit is…

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In SI units:
1000 kg
Symbol
t Mg
Unit of
mass
Unit system
Non-SI

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related to Origin and spelling · 21
Tonne → Both, British English, Canadian English, French, German, Germanic, In, In American English, In Australian English, In English, Medieval Latin, Middle Ages, Mülltonne, NIST, North Sea, Old English, Old Frisian, Old High German, See, Ton
related to Symbol and abbreviations · 15
Tonne → For, If, It, Its, MT, NIST, SI, SI-compatible, Standards, Technology, The BIPM, TNT, United States, United States National Institute, Use
related to Use of mass as proxy for energy · 11
Tonne → GJ, Hence, MJ/kg, Mt TNT, One, PJ, Prefixes, The, The SI, TJ, TNT
related to Derived units · 6
Tonne → As, For, Kilotonne, SI, TNT, When
related to Conversions · 5
Tonne → LT, Megagram, Mg, One, SI
related to French pre-metric tonne · 4
Tonne → English, French, Prior, Therefore
is a · 2
Tonne → established spelling alternative to metric ton, mass of one cubic metre of pure water at 4
related to Unit of force · 2
Tonne → Like, The
see also · 2
Tonne → Metre, TonTonnageTon
In SI units: · 1
Tonne → 1000 kg

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ton unit metric one mass kg used english si units symbol tnt equivalent approximately use energy also united states short

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TonneIn SI units:1000 kg1.00infobox
TonneSymbolt Mg1.00infobox
TonneUnit ofmass1.00infobox
TonneUnit systemNon-SI1.00infobox
Tonneis aestablished spelling alternative to metric ton0.90text
Tonneis amass of one cubic metre of pure water at 40.90text
Tonnerelated to ConversionsOne0.60section
Tonnerelated to ConversionsMg0.60section
Tonnerelated to ConversionsMegagram0.60section
Tonnerelated to ConversionsSI0.60section
Tonnerelated to ConversionsLT0.60section
Tonnerelated to Derived unitsAs0.60section

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