centillion
[ sen-til-yuhn ]
noun,plural cen·til·lions, (as after a numeral) cen·til·lion.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 303 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 600 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one centillion in number.
Origin of centillion
11850–55; <Latin cent(um) 100 + -illion (as in million, billion, etc.)
Other words from centillion
- cen·til·lionth, adjective, noun
Words Nearby centillion
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for centillion
centillion
/ (sɛnˈtɪljən) /
nounplural -lions or -lion
(in Britain and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 600 zeros (10 600)
(in the US, Canada, and France) the number represented as one followed by 303 zeros (10 303)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse