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ton | ac |

As a noun ton

is lineage, ancestry.

As an adjective ac is

cruel, severe, fierce.

ton

English

(wikipedia ton)

Etymology 1

Variant of .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
  • A unit of volume; register ton.
  • In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/ (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C).
  • (colloquial, hyperbole) A large amount.
  • I’ve got a ton of work to do.
    I've got tons of work to do.
  • (slang) A speed of 100 mph.
  • (slang) One hundred pounds sterling.
  • (cricket) One hundred runs.
  • (darts) One hundred points.
  • Synonyms
    * (large amount) heap, load, pile * (one-hundred runs) century * See also
    Derived terms
    * displacement ton * long ton * measurement ton * metric ton (tonne) * register ton * short ton

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , from (etyl) tonus.

    Noun

    (-)
  • Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
  • (Byron)
  • * Thackeray
  • If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish.
  • Fashionable society; those in style.
  • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The common tunny, or house mackerel.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    ac

    English

    (wikipedia AC)

    Alternative forms

    * (air conditioning) * (alternating current) , ac * (army corps, atheletic club) * (anno Christi, ante Christum) * (ante cibum)

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • absolute ceiling
  • account current
  • acre
  • (music) adult contemporary, a radio format
  • air conditioning; air conditioned
  • air corps
  • aircraftman
  • all clear, as in button on electronic calculator
  • (electricity) alternating current; often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current, as in 110V AC.
  • anno Christi, in the year of Christ.
  • ante Christum, before Christ.
  • (medical) ante cibum, before meals.
  • (religion) antichristian
  • area code
  • army corps
  • (legal) as charged, as in: guilty as charged, usually
  • athletic club
  • (Internet, slang) audible chuckle (rfex)
  • author's correction
  • automobile club
  • (US, military) Auxiliary Collier - a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal powered warships
  • (set theory) axiom of choice
  • (Australia) Companion of the Order of Australia.
  • aviation cadet
  • America's Cup (competition yacht sailing match racing regatta)
  • (label)
  • Synonyms

    * (anno Christi) AD (anno Domini) * (ante Christum) BC (before Christ)

    Antonyms

    * (alternating current) DC * (ante Christum) AD (anno Domini)

    Derived terms

    * (sense, America's Cup) ** IACC ** ** ** *

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • Aceh, an autonomous province of Indonesia.
  • (geography) Acre, a state of Brazil.
  • Anagrams

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