novemdecillion

[noh-vuh m-di-sil-yuh n] /ˌnoʊ vəm dɪˈsɪl yən/

noun, plural novemdecillions (as after a numeral) novemdecillion.

a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 60 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 114 zeros.

adjective

amounting to one novemdecillion in number.

Origin of novemdecillion

Latin

1935-1940

1935-40; < Latin novemdec(im) nineteen (novem nine + decem ten) + -illion, as in million

Related forms

novemdecillionth, adjective, noun

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