quintillion
[ kwin-til-yuh n ]
/ kwɪnˈtɪl yən /
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.
Origin of quintillion
OTHER WORDS FROM quintillion
quin·til·lionth, noun, adjectiveWords nearby quintillion
quintessential,
quintet,
quintic,
quintile,
quintilian,
quintillion,
quintuple,
quintuplet,
quintuplex,
quintuplicate,
quinua
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