long scale

noun

A system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000,000 times the previous term (e.g. a billion is a million million).

OriginFrench échelle longue →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000,000 times the previous term (e.g. a billion is a million million).

Origin

  1. Frenchéchelle longue
  2. Englishlong scale

Calque of French échelle longue.

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Translations

Catalan escala llarga
  • escala llargaTranslations
Esperanto longa skalo
  • longa skaloTranslations
French échelle longue
  • échelle longueTranslations
Italian scala lunga
  • scala lungaTranslations
Portuguese escala longa
  • escala longaTranslations
Spanish escala larga
  • escala largaTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long scale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20scale.

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