trillion, n.
(trillions)
(trillions)
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
<noun.quantity>
1000000000000 one million million trillion
sample sentences
"in England they call a trillion a billion"
semantic pointers
domain of synset (region)
France, French Republic
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
hypernym
the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
<noun.quantity>
one million million million trillion
sample sentences
"in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
semantic pointers
domain of synset (region)
Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
hypernym
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
<noun.quantity>
bazillion billion gazillion jillion million trillion zillion
sample sentences
"there were millions of flies"
semantic pointers
hypernym