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quintillion
[ kwin-til-yuhn ]
/ kwɪnˈtɪl yən /
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noun, plural quin·til·lions, (as after a numeral) quin·til·lion.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one quintillion in number.
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Origin of quintillion
OTHER WORDS FROM quintillion
quin·til·lionth, noun, adjectiveWords nearby quintillion
quintessential, quintet, quintic, quintile, Quintilian, quintillion, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinze
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How to use quintillion in a sentence
Upgrades raised this into the quintillions — a small figure compared to the possible ways to wire the wheels, which came out to a number written as five, followed by 92 zeros.
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British Dictionary definitions for quintillion
quintillion
/ (kwɪnˈtɪljən) /
noun plural -lions or -lion
(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (10 30)US and Canadian word: nonillion
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 18 zeros (10 18)Former Brit word: trillion
Derived forms of quintillion
quintillionth, adjectiveWord Origin for quintillion
C17: from Latin quintus fifth + -illion, as in million
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