nonillion
nonillion numeral: 10³⁰.
Numeral
nonillion (plural nonillions)
- 10³⁰.
- As we have seen that one nought goes to each potency, for the thirtieth potency we will have for the denominator one followed by thirty noughts; or the original drop of drug in one nonillion drops of alcohol!1922 August, S. E. Chapman, “Potentiality of the Infinitesimals”, in The Pacific coast journal of homœpathy, volume 33, number 8, page 244
- Do ya not be knowin' that there are 10 nonillion atoms within the likes of us?2001, Raymond E. Fowler, The Melchizedek Connection →ISBN, [books.google.co.uk/books?id=rVbXhvS6C1oC&pg=PA70#v=onepage&f=true page 70]
- Synonyms:
- 1030
- 10⁵⁴.
- The first six figures from the right hand are called the unit period, the next six the million period, after which the trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, and nonillion periods, follow in their order.1819, George Gregory, A new and complete dictionary of arts and sciences: including the latest improvement and discovery and the present states of every branch of human knowledge, volume 1, Collins...
- There may be stars placed at a distance from us so remote, that a body moving with a volicity (sic.) of a nonillion of miles in one second of time, would occupy a nonillion of years in passing from them to our earth!! [Footnote: A nonillion is a million nine times repeated; Its value is equal to...1837, James Utting, “Of a conjunction of the Sun, Moon, planets, and satellites”, in The Mechanics Magazine, volume 26, page 381
- Synonyms:
- 1054
Noun
nonillion (plural nonillions)
- An unspecified very large number.
- Who are a million, a trillion, a nonillion young men? All are standing. I am standing. We are wedged in and on and over and under each other. Sardines.1922, E. E. Cummings, The Enormous Room
- How about a year, or a lifetime, or a really long time, like umpteen-jillion-quadtrillion-nonillion-decillion-billion years? Now that would be a long time in the fire1995, Jay Carty, Playing The Odds: Eternity's Your Bet, page 90
nonillion meaning in Tamil and Malay
nonillion in Tamil
- இலக்கயெண்
nonillion in Malay
- 1030 — see also quintillion
- nonilion
Examples of nonillion in a sentence
- In layperson's terms, that's a little over 1.2 nonillion ancestors in the 100th generation.2011, Desmond Walls Allen, Family History Detective: A step-by-step guide to investigating your family tree, Family Tree Books, →ISBN, page...
- Its mass is a few nonillion pounds. / Henry: Nonillion?2012, Jim Berge, Prayer, Quantum Physics and Hotel Mattresses: Dissolving the Barrier Between the Seen and Unseen, Destiny Image...
- If you were planning on using standard-sized cubes from your kitchen freezer, you’d need about 45 nonillion of them.2012 September 21, Cecil Adams, "The Straight Dope" (syndicated column)
- Evolution started with an astronomical population explosion in the bacterial phase of five-nonillion†.2009, Henry Gobus, Human Ascent, →ISBN:
Synonyms of nonillion
- 1030
- 1054
Forms of nonillion
| Numeral | |
|---|---|
| plural | nonillions |
| Noun | |
| plural | nonillions |
Origin of nonillion
From French nonillion. By surface analysis, non- (“nine”) + -illion.
Words formed from nonillion
Words that rhyme with nonillion
- pavilion
- vermilion
- pillion
- billion
- novemdecillion
- quintillion
- trillion
- Brazilian
- Castilian
- centillion
- decillion
- duodecillion
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- duovigintillion
- million
- octillion
- octodecillion
- quadrillion
- quattuordecillion
- quattuorvigintillion
- quindecillion
- septendecillion
- septillion
- sexdecillion
- sextillion
- tredecillion
- trevigintillion
- trigintillion
- undecillion
- unvigintillion
- duotrigintillion
- gazillion
- gillian
- gillion
- godzillion
- gorillion
- Jillian
- jillion
- Kabylian
- Luxulyan
- mandilion
- mandylion
- Maximilian
- millillion
- millinillion
- novemtrigintillion
- novemvigintillion
- octogintillion
- octotrigintillion
- octovigintillion
- quadragintillion
- quattuortrigintillion
- quinquagintillion
- quinvigintillion
- septentrigintillion
- septenvigintillion
- sextrigintillion
- sexvigintillion
- squillion
- untrigintillion
- vigintillion
Questions about nonillion
- What does nonillion mean?
- Nonillion means 10³⁰.
- What is nonillion in Tamil?
- Nonillion in Tamil is இலக்கயெண். See Nonillion meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use nonillion in a sentence?
- In layperson's terms, that's a little over 1.2 nonillion ancestors in the 100th generation.
- What part of speech is nonillion?
- Nonillion can be a numeral or a noun.
Words near nonillion in the dictionary
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