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quadrillion
[ kwo-dril-yuhn ]
/ kwɒˈdrɪl yən /
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noun, plural quad·ril·lions, (as after a numeral) quad·ril·lion.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one quadrillion in number.
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Origin of quadrillion
OTHER WORDS FROM quadrillion
quad·ril·lionth, noun, adjectiveWords nearby quadrillion
quad right, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadriliteral, quadrille, quadrillion, quadrinomial, quadripartite, quadriphonics, quadriplegia, quadriplegic
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British Dictionary definitions for quadrillion
quadrillion
/ (kwɒˈdrɪljən) /
noun
(in Britain) the number represented as one followed by 24 zeros (10 24)US and Canadian word: septillion
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 15 zeros (10 15)
determiner
- amounting to this numbera quadrillion atoms
- (as pronoun)a quadrillion
Derived forms of quadrillion
quadrillionth, adjectiveWord Origin for quadrillion
C17: from French quadrillon, from quadri- + -illion, on the model of million
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