nonillion
[ noh-nil-yuhn ]
noun,plural no·nil·lions, (as after a numeral) no·nil·lion.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 30 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 54 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one nonillion in number.
Origin of nonillion
1Other words from nonillion
- no·nil·lionth, noun, adjective
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How to use nonillion in a sentence
That, to atoms, atoms by the nonillions, was no appreciable load at all.
The Ultimate Weapon | John Wood Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for nonillion
nonillion
/ (nəʊˈnɪljən) /
noun
(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 54 zeros (10 54)
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (10 30): Brit word: quintillion
Origin of nonillion
1C17: from French, from Latin nōnus ninth, on the model of million
Derived forms of nonillion
- nonillionth, adjective, noun
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