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单词 sextillion
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sextillion

[ seks-til-yuhn ]
/ 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.

Origin of sextillion

1680–90; <French <Latin sext(us) sixth + -illion, as in million

OTHER WORDS FROM sextillion

sex·til·lionth, adjective, noun

Words nearby sextillion

sextet, sex-text, sex therapy, sextic, sextile, sextillion, sexting, sexto, sextodecimo, sexton, sex tour
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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, noun

Word Origin for sextillion

C17: from French, from sex- + -illion, on the model of septillion
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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