- Long ton
- A unit that equals 20 long hundred weight or 2,240 pounds. Used mainly in England.U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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Long ton
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Long ton — (L/T sometimes known as a gross ton,Fact|date=August 2008 weight ton, or imperial ton) is the name for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as formerly used in the United Kingdom and several other… … Wikipedia
long ton — ➔ ton * * * A ton of 2,240 pounds weight equal to 1.016 metric tonnes. * * * long ton UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION lt., also British ton) MEASURES ► a unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds or 1016 kilograms … Financial and business terms
long ton — long′ ton′ n. wam See under ton I, 1) Abbr.: l.t. • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
long ton — n. TON1 (sense 2): abbrev. lt * * * … Universalium
long ton — n. TON1 (sense 2): abbrev. lt … English World dictionary
long ton — noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds • Syn: ↑ton, ↑gross ton • Hypernyms: ↑avoirdupois unit • Part Meronyms: ↑hundredweight, ↑cwt, ↑long hundredweight … Useful english dictionary
Long ton — Einheit Norm Angloamerikanisches Maßsystem Einheitenname Britische Tonne, long ton, gross ton, weight ton Einheitenzeichen tn l. Dimensionsname Masse Dimensionssymbol … Deutsch Wikipedia
Long ton per square inch — ist eine imperiale Maßeinheit des Drucks. Einheitenzeichen: tn.p.sq.in 1 tn.p.sq.in = 2240 psi 1,575 kp/mm2 = 15,46 · 106 Pa Siehe auch Angloamerikanisches Maßsystem short ton per square inch pounds force per square inch pounds force per square… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Long Ton — Lọng Ton [ tʌn] die, / s, Einheitenzeichen ltn, in den USA gebräuchliche Masseneinheit: 1 ltn = 2 240 lb; sie entspricht 1 016,047 kg; ltn wird verwendet zur Unterscheidung von Short Ton … Universal-Lexikon
long ton — noun The Avoirdupois or Imperial ton of 2,240 pounds … Wiktionary
Long Ton — Weight. See Ton … Medieval glossary
