The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
octillion — [äk til′yən] n. [Fr < L octo,EIGHT + Fr (m)illion ] ☆ 1. the number represented by 1 followed by 27 zeros 2. Brit. the number represented by 1 followed by 48 zeros adj. amounting to one octillion in number … English World dictionary
Octillion — Octillion, eine Million Septillionen, wird mit 48 Nullen od. 1048 geschrieben; vgl. Billion … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
octillion — [ɔktiljɔ̃] n. m. ÉTYM. 1520; de oct , et (m)illion. ❖ ♦ Rare. Million de septillions (1048) … Encyclopédie Universelle
octillion — octillionth, n., adj. /ok til yeuhn/, n., pl. octillions, (as after a numeral) octillion, adj. n. 1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros. adj. 2. amounting to one… … Universalium
octillion — oc•til•lion [[t]ɒkˈtɪl yən[/t]] n. pl. lions, (as after a numeral) lion, 1) a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros 2) amounting to one octillion in number • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
octillion — /ɒkˈtɪljən/ (say ok tilyuhn) noun 1. a cardinal number represented by one followed by 48 zeros or (in the US and France) by one followed by 27 zeros. –adjective 2. amounting to one octillion in number. {French, from oct oct + (m)illion million}… …
octillion — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from oct octa + illion (as in million) Date: 1690 see number table … New Collegiate Dictionary
octillion — (o kti li on) s. m. Terme d arithmétique. Septillion multiplié par mille. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Ung octilion vaut mille millions de septilions, DE LA ROCHE Arismétique, f. 7. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. octo, huit (voy. billion, pour la manière de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Octillion — En million sptillioner (10i48) … Danske encyklopædi
octillion — oc·til·lion || É‘k tɪlɪən /É’k n. one followed by 27 zeros (USA Canada); one followed by 48 zeros … English contemporary dictionary
