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of some material. One common such material is water, used in multiple units. For the cubic ton, the situation is more complex—there are different cubic tons for different materials.
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The 1964 Reader's Digest Great
Encyclopaedic Dictionary gave the following ton-derived volumes:
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182:List of unusual units of measurement
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247:"Glossary — National Air Cargo"
139:1 ton (40 cubic feet) = 1.133
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94:, 40 US bushels (1.410 m)
78:, 16 cubic feet (0.453 m)
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110:The nearest thing to a
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197:Units of measurement
218:"Glossary of Terms"
16:Measure of volume
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177:Net tonnage
162:Cord (unit)
133:Approximate
125:Conversions
39:Definitions
257:2007-05-11
232:2024-07-21
204:References
192:Tun (unit)
157:Board foot
86:US bushels
67:bd ft
63:cubic feet
119:transport
21:cubic ton
272:Category
150:See also
112:standard
116:freight
49:density
167:Hoppus
59:Timber
25:volume
187:Stere
104:Wheat
84:, 42
76:Stone
61:, 40
222:Saia
98:Coke
92:Lime
82:Salt
45:mass
19:The
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