quintillion
[ kwin-til-yuhn ]
noun,plural quin·til·lions, (as after a numeral) quin·til·lion.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one quintillion in number.
Origin of quintillion
1Other words from quintillion
- quin·til·lionth, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for quintillion
quintillion
/ (kwɪnˈtɪljən) /
nounplural -lions or -lion
(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (10 30): US and Canadian word: nonillion
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 18 zeros (10 18): Former Brit word: trillion
Origin of quintillion
1C17: from Latin quintus fifth + -illion, as in million
Derived forms of quintillion
- quintillionth, adjective
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