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metric ton
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun metric ton has 1 sense
- metric ton(n = noun.quantity) mt, t, tonne - a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms; Array is a kind of metric weight unit, weight unit
has parts: quintal
CIDE DICTIONARY
metric ton,
A weight of 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Gravity
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