trilliard
trilliard numeral: one thousand long scale trillions, or one short scale sextillion; equal to 10²¹ (1 followed by twenty-one 0s).
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trilliard (plural trilliards)
- One thousand long scale trillions, or one short scale sextillion; equal to 10²¹ (1 followed by twenty-one 0s).
- We read of milliards, and even trilliards, of roubles, marks, francs and dollars, but we do not comprehend them in the sense of visualising and retaining a clear-cut picture of what the figures really imply.1922, Industrial Peace, volume 10, London: St. Catherine Press, page 167
- Power of ten ...UK, France (n rule) million billion billiard trillion trilliard2003, François Cardarelli, Column in a table, Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights, and Measures: Their SI Equivalences and Origins
- Synonyms:
- a short scale sextillion
Synonyms of trilliard
- a short scale sextillion
Forms of trilliard
| plural | trilliards |
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Origin of trilliard
From French trilliard, equivalent to tri- (“three”) + -illiard.
Words formed from trilliard
- trilliardth
Questions about trilliard
- What does trilliard mean?
- Trilliard means one thousand long scale trillions, or one short scale sextillion; equal to 10²¹ (1 followed by twenty-one 0s).
- What part of speech is trilliard?
- Trilliard is a numeral.
Words near trilliard in the dictionary
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