metric ton
Plural
metric tons
1
a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms
- The shipment contained 50 metric tons of wheat.
- The factory reduces CO₂ emissions by 12,000 metric tons annually.
- This truck can carry up to 40 metric tons of cargo.
- The iceberg weighed approximately 200,000 metric tons.
- Farmers harvested 3 metric tons of coffee per hectare this year.