What's the difference between toe and ton?

Toe


Definition:

  • (n.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
  • (n.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
  • (n.) Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
  • (n.) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
  • (n.) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
  • (n.) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
  • (v. t.) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
  • (v. i.) To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Five cases of mycetoma of bone involving patella, shaft of tibia, medial malleolus, calcaneum and phalanx of great toe are presented.
  • (2) Doctors, who once treated human body as an entity, are so specialized that none seems to know any more that the head bone is still indirectly connected to the great toe.
  • (3) "The new feminine ideal is of egg-smooth perfection from hairline to toes," she writes, describing the exquisite agony of having her fingers, arms, back, buttocks and nostrils waxed.
  • (4) The present study includes six patients, (involving ten feet), who developed hallux varus and great toe clawing after McBride procedures were performed by various orthopedic surgeons.
  • (5) Impairments of hearing, of mobility, of cutting toe-nails and of general physical activity were the conditions which were most frequently named.
  • (6) Despite the 2 operations and extensive medical treatment with vasodilators, anticoagulants, and other medication, the pain and limp persisted and a cutaneous necrosis of the 1st and 5th left toes was observed.
  • (7) We present our results with 8 free transfers of the toe pulp and demonstrate the successful restoration of a well-padded and sensitive fingertip.
  • (8) Finally, secondary reconstruction techniques are presented, always compared with classical techniques (free 2nd toe transfer versus pollicization).
  • (9) An equal increase in the number of eroded joints in hands and toes was seen in the penicillamine and the gold group.
  • (10) Economic analyses were also adjusted for hatchery toe-clipping costs.
  • (11) The core temperature is taken from the rectum, the nasopharynx or tympanic membrane, and the peripheral temperature from the great toe.
  • (12) As Cavani was shunted of the ball, it broke to Suarez, who aimed a quick-witted toe-poke at the bottom corner from 15 yards, only to be denied by Buffon, who showed tremendous agility to plunge to his right and tip it around the post!
  • (13) Computer digitization revealed that distal anastomotic intimal hyperplasia occurred exclusively at the heel and the toe of the graft and the floor of the host artery.
  • (14) These tests include measurement of the ankle-brachial systolic pressure ratio, a treadmill exercise test, a reactive hyperaemia test, and assessment of toe-pulse reappearance time.
  • (15) In analogy to tip-toeing movements, it is concluded that the coactivation pattern is typical for stance conditions with a restricted area of support in order to reduce body sway.
  • (16) The forms of lutein in the toe web were diester (66%0, free alcohol (26%), and monoester (8%) and their sensitivity to aflatoxin followed the same order.
  • (17) Therefore, the plantar forces acting under the metatarsal heads of the 1st, 2nd and 5th rays and under the pads of the 1st and 2nd toes were measured during walking, so that with the aid of anthropometric information pertaining to the forefoot, reaction forces in the flexor tendons and in the joints could be estimated.
  • (18) On other days, she dresses head to toe in bright pink.
  • (19) Both lower limbs were abnormal: the left had a single slender long bone articulating with the foot, which was markedly dorsiflexed and had only 2 toes; on the right the femur was angulated, the fibula was absent, and only 4 metatarsals were present with 4 toes.
  • (20) The time course of the ionic outflow from the toe web was determined by conductance measurements in the fluid surrounding the web and compared with the visually observed phenomena.

Ton


Definition:

  • () pl. of Toe.
  • (n.) The common tunny, or house mackerel.
  • (n.) The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton.
  • (n.) A measure of weight or quantity.
  • (n.) The weight of twenty hundredweight.
  • (n.) Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden.
  • (n.) A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten barrels, of flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn, timber, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) North Korea has produced tons of propaganda films that portray America’s destruction.
  • (2) On the other hand, if the world population grew to 1-2 billion fertile women, the million tons of contraceptive steroids needed would require an inexpensive total synthesis.
  • (3) The smaller spheres and some of the cylinders exploded and fragments and even whole cylinders weighing around 30 tons, were scattered over distances ranging from a few to up to 1200 m.
  • (4) For luxury brands like Gucci, Prada and Burberry it is a way to clear unsold goods under the radar and McKenzie reveals that while fashion labels "don't like us to talk about them", they "make a ton of money out of their outlet businesses".
  • (5) Science can say that if we burn another half-trillion tons of carbon the atmospheric content of carbon dioxide will go up by another 100 ppm and that will almost certainly lead to a warming of the planet greater than 2C, with major disruption of the climate system and huge risks for the natural world and human wellbeing.
  • (6) "I've had tons of support, loads of people are agreeing with the main point, which is the exhibition making.
  • (7) She would look 10 tons prettier with it natural, and the blonding just makes me think of Miley Cyrus.
  • (8) A total of 106 rodents sera from slum Wat Phai Ton and slum Klong Toey were examined by immunofluorescent antibody assay during May to August 1990.
  • (9) We have a ton of education out there about the merits and demerits of particular courses and institutions and it is not helping to inform decision-making."
  • (10) On the other hand, in the low-risk provinces (Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Magallanes) only 2,550 tons were used.
  • (11) A French intelligence report shortly after the Ghouta attacks in 2013 estimated that Syria had “several hundreds tons of sulfur mustard, stockpiled in its final form”.
  • (12) The use of water to keep the reactors cool has led to the build-up of about 70,000 tons of contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi.
  • (13) There are also tons of repair tutorials available on YouTube .
  • (14) One half of the hens in each study were fed layer diets containing Aureomycin at 100 g per ton for 1 wk during each 28-day period to monitor the effect on egg production.
  • (15) They're both super advanced machines with tons to offer, so in the end, it's down to personal choice.
  • (16) Türkiye'nin 2023 yılına kadar güneşten elektrik üretme hedefi sadece yüzde 5 Zonguldak’ta günde 400 ton soluk renkli külün boşaltıldığı dev çukurlardan birine bakan Orhan, kentin kömür santrallerinden birinde 26 yıl çalıştığını ve bu santrallerin kirliliğe neden olduğunu ifade ederek şöyle devam ediyor: “Bununla bağlantılı olarak bazı zorluklarla karşılaştım.
  • (17) Cycling the city: 'I have a dream that Jakarta should be like Copenhagen' Read more “Jalanku sekarang lebih bersih,” ujar orang-orang, tanpa memedulikan fakta bahwa 6,000 ton sampah dikumpulkan untuk kemudian dipindahkan tanpa tindak berkelanjutan ke bagian kota yang lain.
  • (18) Comparable establishment of S. typhimurium S192 was achieved in pigs receiving 20 or 40 gm of chlortetracycline per ton.
  • (19) 12.38am GMT E-mail Michael Aston knows how it will end: expecting a ton of gore….
  • (20) The amount of fluoride transported from the Maurienne valley by the Arc river was estimated to be 680 tons per year.

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