sextillion
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 21 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 36 zeros.
amounting to one sextillion in number.
Origin of sextillion
1Other words from sextillion
- sex·til·lionth, adjective, noun
Words Nearby sextillion
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How to use sextillion in a sentence
So the researchers also crunched ocean temperature data using a second, more conservative method for estimating total annual ocean heat and found that the jump from 2019 to 2020 could be as low as 1 sextillion joules.
Earth’s oceans are storing record-breaking amounts of heat | Maria Temming | January 13, 2021 | Science NewsClark Kent can bench press six sextillion tons, reverse the rotation of the earth, and fly to the office in six seconds.
Superman Quits His Newspaper Job? Good, He’s a Hack | Sujay Kumar | October 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBy rhythmic reversion, sextillion worlds passed into diaphanous luster; fire became firmament.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
British Dictionary definitions for sextillion
/ (sɛksˈtɪljən) /
(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 36 zeros (10 36)
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 21 zeros (10 21)
Origin of sextillion
1Derived forms of sextillion
- sextillionth, adjective, noun
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