Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
kilo metric ton (kmt)
French translation:
kilotonne
Added to glossary by
Solen Fillatre
Feb 4, 2014 07:40
10 yrs ago
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English term
France
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Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
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kilotonne
As 'tonne' is by default metric, there is no need to specifically state that in a metric culture.
And of course, this is just a large unit of 'thousands of tonnes' (cf. megaton for nuclear bombs etc.)
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Note added at 35 minutes (2014-02-04 08:16:11 GMT)
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Tonne (unité) - Wikipédia
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonne_(unité)
une kilotonne (1 kt) vaut mille tonnes, soit 10^6 kg ;
une mégatonne (1 Mt) vaut ...
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Note added at 38 minutes (2014-02-04 08:19:10 GMT)
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Even though 'kiloton' is relatively unusual in everyday FR, and most often carries the connotation of nuclear bombs etc., it is nonetheless a perfectly acceptable SI unit for referring to a thousand tonnes (1,000 t), finding special application in fields like mining, one of the few fields where such large quantitites are common.
And of course, this is just a large unit of 'thousands of tonnes' (cf. megaton for nuclear bombs etc.)
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Note added at 35 minutes (2014-02-04 08:16:11 GMT)
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Tonne (unité) - Wikipédia
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonne_(unité)
une kilotonne (1 kt) vaut mille tonnes, soit 10^6 kg ;
une mégatonne (1 Mt) vaut ...
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Note added at 38 minutes (2014-02-04 08:19:10 GMT)
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Even though 'kiloton' is relatively unusual in everyday FR, and most often carries the connotation of nuclear bombs etc., it is nonetheless a perfectly acceptable SI unit for referring to a thousand tonnes (1,000 t), finding special application in fields like mining, one of the few fields where such large quantitites are common.
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci, Gilles ! Bonne journée !
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Karine Ly
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Merci, Karine !
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BOB DE DENUS
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Thanks, Bob!
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rachelha
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Merci, Rachel !
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Didier Fourcot
: Rather confirmed by "mt" below than cannot be anything else than metrci ton, kmt is then a multiple
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Merci, Didier ! Euh, oui.. en effet !
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patrickfor
: yep! kilo is x1000. K€, Kw....
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Merci, Patrick !
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Merci, J-C ! :-)
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