Explore Tonne through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Tonne meaning
A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
Synonyms of Tonne
Using Tonne
- The main meaning on this page is: A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
- Useful related words include: metric ton, mt, t, metric weight unit.
- In the example corpus, tonne often appears in combinations such as: tonne of, per tonne, million tonne.
Context around Tonne
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 16 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tonne
- In this selection, "tonne" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, per, crore, lakh, diesel, per and price stand out and add context to how "tonne" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include grams per tonne for the and 0 4 tonne per tonne. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tonne" sits close to words such as affirming, antigua and betts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tonne
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A 500-tonne vessel that ran aground off the Isle of Skye has been refloated. (15 words)
A landmark that simply screams Tamworth is the 12-metre tall, half-tonne golden guitar. (15 words)
This contrasts with a positive carbon footprint of 0.4 tonne per tonne of conventional cement. (16 words)
Then, of course, there is our own Brian Pallister, whose government introduced a “Made in Manitoba” carbon plan, which, rather than agreeing to meet the federal government’s goal of a $50 per tonne carbon tax in 2022, set a carbon price of $25 per tonne. (46 words)
The central bank is on record as saying Zimbabwe is losing approximately a tonne of gold per year to side marketing, but may be able to boost the bullion to 27 tonne levels, on the back of current measures to improve deliveries. (42 words)
Koné Project Mineral Resources are reported above gold grade cut-offs of 0.2 grams per tonne for the Koné deposit and 0.5 grams per tonne for the Gbongogo deposit, both assuming a of $1,800 per ounce. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mongolian and Russian coking coal priced at about 2,030 yuan a tonne at China-Mongolian border and 2,240 yuan a tonne at northern Chinese ports, respectively, are also more competitive than Australian supplies, the traders said.
Koné Project Mineral Resources are reported above gold grade cut-offs of 0.2 grams per tonne for the Koné deposit and 0.5 grams per tonne for the Gbongogo deposit, both assuming a of $1,800 per ounce.
One 18-tonne diesel HGV was destroyed and part of another 16-tonne diesel HGV was also damaged by the fire.
In the services sector, railway freight traffic improved by 26 per cent in May (8.26 crore tonne) over April (6.54 crore tonne).
The country’s opening stock balance at the start of the season was around 107 lakh tonne and Maharashtra’s share amounted to some 36 lakh tonne, which is adding to the problem.
Kinew's plan depends on the federal government endorsing the NDP's plan, even though Kinew proposes a flat $20 per tonne price rather than Ottawa's escalating carbon tax that would reach $50 per tonne by 2022.
Pulses output, too, is seen lower at 24.02 million tonne from record 25.23 million tonne.
The central bank is on record as saying Zimbabwe is losing approximately a tonne of gold per year to side marketing, but may be able to boost the bullion to 27 tonne levels, on the back of current measures to improve deliveries.
Then, of course, there is our own Brian Pallister, whose government introduced a “Made in Manitoba” carbon plan, which, rather than agreeing to meet the federal government’s goal of a $50 per tonne carbon tax in 2022, set a carbon price of $25 per tonne.
Urad production, which is grown in both rabi and kharif, is estimated to be 3.23 million tonne, up from 2.83 million tonne last year.
When it comes to the plant for the second quarter, we are planning to ship from 2 million tonne to 2.2 million tonne of concentrate in the second quarter.
In the UK the final "e" of "tonne" can also be pronounced (/ˈtʌnɪ/), The Oxford English Dictionary 2nd ed. lists both /tʌn/ and /ˈtʌnɪ/ as pronunciations of "tonne" or "metric ton" when it is necessary to make the distinction.
Old English and Old Frisian tunne, Old High German and Medieval Latin tunna, German and French tonne) to designate a large cask, or tun. citation A full tun, standing about a metre high, could easily weigh a tonne.
This contrasts with a positive carbon footprint of 0.4 tonne per tonne of conventional cement.
A 500-tonne vessel that ran aground off the Isle of Skye has been refloated.
According to Clarksons' headline supply/demand fundamentals in the bulker sector, appear balanced for 2023 with about 3% projected tonne-mile demand growth versus 2.9% fleet growth.
After making preparations including buying a second-hand van, hiring an eight-tonne truck and a forklift, an accused received disappointing news the shipping container he expected would not arrive.
Again, it was the first full quarter of our new 1000 tonne per day mill operating at capacity.
A landmark that simply screams Tamworth is the 12-metre tall, half-tonne golden guitar.
Assay results ranged from 0.45 to 18.1 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au).
Common combinations with tonne
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tonne of 51×
- per tonne 43×
- million tonne 21×
- tonne per 13×
- metric tonne 9×
- lakh tonne 8×
- one tonne 7×
- of tonne 6×
- half tonne 5×
- tonne and 4×