Assertion: unit | /r/Synonym | tonne
Facets:
value: simply
type: MANNER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: without identifying it
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Like the gram and the kilogram, the tonne gave rise to a (now obsolete) force unit of the same name, the tonne-force, equivalent to about 9.8 kilonewtons: a unit also often called simply "tonne" or "metric ton" without identifying it as a unit of force.