quadrillion
See also: Quadrillion
English
Etymology
From French quadrillion, from quadri- (“four”) + -illion.
Pronunciation
- (US, General Australian, General New Zealand, Scotland) IPA(key): /kwɒˈdɹɪɫjən/
- (UK, Ireland, General South African) IPA(key): /kwɒˈdɹɪljən/, /kwɒˈdʒɹɪljən/ (the latter may be non-standard)
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪljən
Numeral
quadrillion
- (US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion: 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.
- (dated, Britain, Australia, long scale) A million trillion: 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.
Synonyms
- (1015): a long scale billiard
- (1024): a short scale septillion
Translations
a thousand trillion, 1015
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a million trillion, 1024
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See also
- (1015): peta-
- (1024): yotta-
- (1015): Previous: trillion. Next: quintillion.
- (1024): Previous: trilliard. Next: quintillion.
Noun
quadrillion (plural quadrillions)
- (figuratively, slang) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
- 1999 Beverly Lewis, A Perfect Match, Bethany House Publishers, p23
- They'd never understand — not in a quadrillion years.
- 2000 J. D. Maples, Trojan Steers, Lomaland Books Inc, p58
- Me, I never refuse a meal, and believe me I seen some heavy weather. I musta flown a quadrillion miles and I never did have a problem.
- 2004 Arthur Kopecky, New Buffalo: journals from a Taos commune, UNM Press, p143
- The sky is so absolutely clear with a quadrillion stars.
- 2006 Evelyn Caro, The Flickering Attic Window, Trafford Publishing, p8
- She's named after this famous singer from a quadrillion years ago.
- 1999 Beverly Lewis, A Perfect Match, Bethany House Publishers, p23
Synonyms
- (any very large number): bajillion, bazillion, billion, dillion, fantillion, gadzillion, gagillion, gajillion, gazillion, godzillion, googillion, grillion, hojillion, hundred and one, infillion, jillion, kabillion, kajillion, katrillion, killion, kazillion, million, million and one, quintillion, robillion, skillion, squidillion, squillion, thousand and one, trillion, umptillion, zillion
Translations
any very large number
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi.ljɔ̃/
Numeral
quadrillion
- 1024; a quadrillion by the long scale; a short scale septillion.
Usage notes
- Previous: trilliard, 1021
- Next: quadrilliard, 1027
Further reading
- “quadrillion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Noun
quadrillion m (plural quadrillions)
- quadrillion (1024)
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