decillion
[ dih-sil-yuh n ]
/ dɪˈsɪl yən /
noun
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 33 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 60 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one decillion in number.
Origin of decillion
OTHER WORDS FROM decillion
de·cil·lionth, adjective, nounWords nearby decillion
Example sentences from the Web for decillion
The number of grains of sand in this sphere of the fixed stars would be a decillion decillion 6.
Astronomical Curiosities |J. Ellard Gore
British Dictionary definitions for decillion
decillion
/ (dɪˈsɪljən) /
noun
(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 60 zeros (10 60)
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 33 zeros (10 33)
Derived forms of decillion
decillionth, adjectiveWord Origin for decillion
C19: from Latin
decem ten +
-illion as in
million