t
10
6.3
- noun
- /ti/
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tonelada
- The production area and amount according to Turkey Statistical Institute data were 310,671 da and 1,605,319 t during 2011, respectively.
- metric tons (t)
- t of salmon
- tons (t)
Examples
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World production of salmon has gone from 7,200 t in 1980 to over 200,000 t in less than a decade.
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The 1987 salmon harvest of 1,400 t had an estimated value of $15-$17 million.
Academic text (1990) -
CP estimates that it will produce 30,000 to 40,000 t annually once it becomes fully operational.
Academic text (1990) -
Shipments in November alone totaled 4,300 t, about 12 percent above 1988 shipments.
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Landings are about 10,000 t, being valued at between A$120 and A$130 million per year (Williams, 1997).
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In 1988, West Germans consumed 148,000 t of pollock (saithe) and 83,000 t of cod.
Academic text (1990) -
The largest harvests, by quantity, are mussels (200,000 t in 1987), pilchards (160,000), and Cape hakes (150,000 t).
Academic text (1990) -
The shipment weighed 12 t and included various manufactured goods.
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The truck was loaded with 5 t of gravel for the construction project.
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A fully loaded container ship can carry up to 20,000 t of cargo.
Synonyms
18
2.7
A weight equal to one thousand kilograms
15
2.4
A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms
1
3.9
A short form for metric ton meaning a weight of 1,000 kilograms
Idioms
A phrase people say to show they have done something before and are not impressed
Compounds
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26
4.2
A white blood cell made in the thymus that helps the body fight infections and cancer cells
8
2.7
A steak from the middle of the cow's back with a T-shaped bone and a piece of tenderloin
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5
6.9
A short-term loan to the U.S. government that you buy for less and the government repays within one year
1
6.7
A tool with a long straight edge and a T-shaped top used to draw straight or parallel lines
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1
5.5
A white blood cell made in the thymus that fights infected or cancerous cells
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An electronic T-shaped circuit with a link joining its two side parts used in filters and oscillators
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A white blood cell that helps the body fight infection by guiding other immune cells
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A white blood cell with a CD8 marker that kills infected or cancer cells
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A white blood cell that finds and destroys virus-infected or cancerous body cells
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A white blood cell that recognizes infected cells and helps other immune cells fight infection
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A virus that infects people and can cause a blood cancer of white blood cells called T cells
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
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An electronic circuit with two parts in line and one across them forming a T shape
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A building design with parts joined in a T shape to give support and strength
Surface Forms
Etymology
T used as the symbol for a metric tonne comes from the word tonne, the same root as English ton, which goes back to the old word tun meaning 'large barrel'. Long ago people measured how much a barrel could hold, so a 'tonne' became a standard heavy weight of 1,000 kilograms.