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long scale

long scale noun: a system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000,000 times the previous term (e.g. a billion is a million million).

Noun

long scale

  1. A system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000,000 times the previous term (e.g. a billion is a million million).

Origin of long scale

Calque of French échelle longue.

Questions about long scale

What does long scale mean?
Long scale means a system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000,000 times the previous term (e.g. a billion is a million million).
What part of speech is long scale?
Long scale is a noun.

Words near long scale in the dictionary

  1. long run for a short slide
  2. long runs
  3. long s
  4. long s's
  5. Long Sault
  6. long scale
  7. long screwdriver
  8. long screwdrivers
  9. long Second World War
  10. long sell
  11. long selling

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