sextillion
[ seks-til-yuh n ]
/ sɛksˈtɪl yən /
noun, plural sex·til·lions, (as after a numeral) sex·til·lion.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 21 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 36 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one sextillion in number.
OTHER WORDS FROM sextillion
sex·til·lionth, adjective, nounWords nearby sextillion
Example sentences from the Web for sextillion
Clark Kent can bench press six sextillion tons, reverse the rotation of the earth, and fly to the office in six seconds.
By rhythmic reversion, sextillion worlds passed into diaphanous luster; fire became firmament.
Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
British Dictionary definitions for sextillion
sextillion
/ (sɛksˈtɪljən) /
noun plural -lions or -lion
(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 36 zeros (10 36)
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 21 zeros (10 21)
Derived forms of sextillion
sextillionth, adjective, nounWord Origin for sextillion
C17: from French, from
sex- +
-illion, on the model of
septillion