quadrillion

[ kwo-dril-yuhn ]

/ kwɒˈdrɪl yən /

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.

Origin of quadrillion

1665–75; quadr- + -illion (as in million)

OTHER WORDS FROM quadrillion

quad·ril·lionth, noun, adjective

Words nearby quadrillion

quad right, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadriliteral, quadrille, quadrillion, quadrinomial, quadriparesis, quadripartite, quadripedal extensor reflex, quadriphonics

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Example sentences from the Web for quadrillion

"Three quadrillion times, my son," replied his father with perfect accuracy and a spirit of hourly freshness.
The Kentucky Warbler|James Lane Allen
The observatory on Pluto had reported a free planet passing within two hundred quadrillion miles of the solar system.
Unthinkable|Roger Phillips Graham
Their velocity was six hundred and sixty quadrillion miles per second!
Invaders from the Infinite|John Wood Campbell
For the enormous majority of us there is no difference in this respect between a hundred and a quadrillion.
Getting Married|George Bernard Shaw

At this rate of growth from a single cholera bacillus sixteen quadrillion might arise in a single day.
Disease and Its Causes|William Thomas Councilman

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, adjective

Word Origin for quadrillion

C17: from French quadrillon, from quadri- + -illion, on the model of million

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	quadrillion
释义	quadrillion [ kwo-dril-yuhn ] / kwɒˈdrɪl yən / 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. Origin of quadrillion 1665–75; quadr- + -illion (as in million) OTHER WORDS FROM quadrillion quad·ril·lionth, noun, adjective Words nearby quadrillion quad right, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadriliteral, quadrille, quadrillion, quadrinomial, quadriparesis, quadripartite, quadripedal extensor reflex, quadriphonics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadrillion "Three quadrillion times, my son," replied his father with perfect accuracy and a spirit of hourly freshness. The Kentucky Warbler\|James Lane Allen The observatory on Pluto had reported a free planet passing within two hundred quadrillion miles of the solar system. Unthinkable\|Roger Phillips Graham Their velocity was six hundred and sixty quadrillion miles per second! Invaders from the Infinite\|John Wood Campbell For the enormous majority of us there is no difference in this respect between a hundred and a quadrillion. Getting Married\|George Bernard Shaw At this rate of growth from a single cholera bacillus sixteen quadrillion might arise in a single day. Disease and Its Causes\|William Thomas Councilman 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, adjective Word Origin for quadrillion C17: from French quadrillon, from quadri- + -illion, on the model of million Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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