long ton

Japanese: long ton(英語表記)longton
long ton

…(2) In the imperial system, there are two types of ton: the imperial ton and the US ton. The imperial ton is equal to 2240 (civilian) pounds, about 1016.0 kg, and is also called the long ton. The US ton is equal to 2000 civilian pounds, about 907.2 kg, and is also called the short ton. In either case, it is spelled ton and the symbol is ton. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "long ton" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(2)ヤード・ポンド法のトンは英トンと米トンの別がある。英トンは2240(常用)ポンドに等しく,約1016.0kgで,ロング・トンlong tonともいい,米トンは2000常用ポンドに等しく,約907.2kgで,ショート・トンshort tonともいう。いずれの場合もtonとつづり,記号もtonである。…

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