Quadrillion

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /kwɒˈdɹɪɫjÉ™n/
• UK IPA: /kwɒˈdɹɪljÉ™n/, /kwɒˈdʒɹɪljÉ™n/ the latter may be non-standard
• Rhymes: -ɪljÉ™n

Origin

From French

Numeral

numeral

1. (US, modern British and Australian, w, Long and short scales, short scale) A thousand trillion: 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10

1. (dated, UK, Australia, w, Long and short scales, long scale) A million trillion: 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10

Synonyms

• (10¹⁵) a Long and short scales billiard
• (10²⁴) a Long and short scales septillion

Full definition of quadrillion

Noun

1. (figuratively, slang) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
• 1999 Beverly Lewis, A Perfect Match, Bethany House Publishers, p23They'd never understand — not in a quadrillion years.
• 2000 J. D. Maples, Trojan Steers, Lomaland Books Inc, p58Me, I never refuse a meal, and believe me I seen some heavy weather. I musta flown a quadrillion miles and I never did have a problem.
• 2004 Arthur Kopecky, New Buffalo: journals from a Taos commune, UNM Press, p143The sky is so absolutely clear with a quadrillion stars.
• 2006 Evelyn Caro, The Flickering Attic Window, Trafford Publishing, p8She's named after this famous singer from a quadrillion years ago.

Synonyms

• (any very large number) bajillion, bazillion, billion, dillion, fantillion, gadzillion, gagillion, gajillion, gazillion, godzillion, googillion, grillion, hojillion, hundred and one, infillion, jillion, kabillion, kajillion, katrillion, killion, kazillion, million, million and one, quintillion, robillion, skillion, squidillion, squillion, thousand and one, trillion, umptillion, zillion