Tun

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
2. isim A fermenting vat.
3. isim A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.

   “Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons.”

4. isim Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
5. isim Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.

   “He therefore sends you, meeter for your spirit, / This tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this, / Desires you let the dukedoms that you claim / Hear no more of you.”

6. isim Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.
7. isim Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
8. isim The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
9. isim A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that could not be blown until the cup was empty.

   “So abundant is the supply of tankards and "tuns" […]”

10. isim a chimney.
11. fiil To put into tuns, or casks.

    “Strong beer that is brewed in small quantities, and ale, whatever the quantity may be, should be tunned the second day after brewing; and small beer should be tunned as soon as it has fairly taken the yeast”

12. isim A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.
13. isim A respectful term of address to royalties and certain award recipients
14. özel isim A surname from Burmese.