Synonyms for trillion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tril-yuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɪl yən

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Définition of trillion

Origin :
  • 1680s, from French trillion (late 15c.), from tri- (see tri-) + (m)illion. Cf. billion. In the U.S., the fourth power of a thousand (one thousand billion, 1 followed by 12 zeroes); in Great Britain, the third power of a million (one million billion, 1 followed by 18 zeroes), which is the original sense.
  • noun heap
Example sentences :
  • Its distance is 64 trillion kilometers (391⁄2 trillion miles).
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion
  • Its distance is 69 trillion kilometers (421⁄2 trillion miles).
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion
  • This has happened in the case of the words million, billion, trillion, &c.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852 » by Various
  • Among the trillion mysteries of the cosmos, the most phenomenal is light.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
  • Not one of these stars is within a trillion miles of any other.
  • Extract from : « Life in a Thousand Worlds » by William Shuler Harris
  • Like, a trillion years of all the computers ever invented working 24/7 won't be able to do it.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • This year America will spend over $800 billion on health, and that is expected to grow to $1.6 trillion by the end of the decade.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • And so, my budget sets aside almost a trillion dollars over 10 years for additional needs.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • Once, a herd of pale photons dashed through them from a deflected glare on some dying sun a trillion eons past.
  • Extract from : « Captives of the Flame » by Samuel R. Delany
  • After long observation, they succeeded in determining its distance as 92 trillion kilometers (57 trillion miles).
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion

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