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quindecillion

/ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/

quindecillion numeral: 10⁴⁸.

Numeral

quindecillion (plural quindecillions)

  1. (US, rare, modern UK and Australia short scale) 10⁴⁸.
    • 3 quindecillion, 657 quattuordecillion, 262 tredecillion; which is to say the figures 3,657,262 followed by 42 ciphers. Operators of the key punch machines transfer a code symbol from the Census ….1946: United States Department of Commerce, The United States Department of Commerce: How it serves you on land and sea and in the air, U. S. Government Printing Office (1946)
    • One supernova, in 1054, was thought by many to herald the biblical Day of Judgment. We have reached an energy level of 10 quindecillion ergs, or 10⁴⁹ ergs.1978, D. Wallechinsky, I. Wallace, A. Wallace, The People's Almanac Presents The Book of Lists, Bantam
    Synonyms:
    1048
  2. (Australia, UK, dated, rare, long scale) 10⁹⁰.
    Synonyms:
    1090

quindecillion meaning in Malay

quindecillion in Malay

1048 — see also octillion
kuindesilion

Synonyms of quindecillion

Forms of quindecillion

pluralquindecillions

Origin of quindecillion

From Latin quīndec(im) (“fifteen”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quindec- (“fifteen”) + -illion or quin- (“five”) + decillion.

Words that rhyme with quindecillion

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Questions about quindecillion

What does quindecillion mean?
Quindecillion means 10⁴⁸.
What is quindecillion in Malay?
Quindecillion in Malay is kuindesilion. See Quindecillion meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is quindecillion?
Quindecillion is a numeral.
How do you pronounce quindecillion?
Quindecillion is pronounced /ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/.

Words near quindecillion in the dictionary

  1. quindecennalia
  2. quindecennalias
  3. quindecennial
  4. quindecile
  5. quindeciles
  6. quindecillion
  7. quindecillions
  8. quindecillionths
  9. quindecim
  10. quindecima
  11. quindecimal

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