quindecillion

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/ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/

numeral

10⁴⁸.

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Meanings

numeralquindecillion (plural quindecillions)

plural quindecillions

  1. USraremodern UK and Australia short scale10⁴⁸.

    One supernova, in 1054, was thought by many to herald the biblical Day of Judgment. We have reached an energy level of 10 quindecillion ergs, or 10⁴⁹ ergs.

    1978, D. Wallechinsky, I. Wallace, A. Wallace, The People's Almanac Presents The Book of Lists, Bantam
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    3 quindecillion, 657 quattuordecillion, 262 tredecillion; which is to say the figures 3,657,262 followed by 42 ciphers. Operators of the key punch machines transfer a code symbol from the Census ….

    1946: United States Department of Commerce, The United States Department of Commerce: How it serves you on land and sea and in the air, U. S. Government Printing Office (1946)

    Synonyms: 1048

  2. AustraliaUKdatedrarelong scale10⁹⁰.

    Synonyms: 1090

Synonyms & antonyms

numeral10⁴⁸.

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1048

numeral10⁹⁰.

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1090
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quinquadecillion
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quinquadecillion

Origin

From Latin quīndec(im) (“fifteen”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quindec- (“fifteen”) + -illion or quin- (“five”) + decillion.

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Translations

Bulgarian квиндецилио́н
  • квиндецилио́н (kvindecilión)1048 — see also octillion
Esperanto okiliono
  • okiliono1048 — see also octillion
Finnish oktiljoona, kvindekiljoona
  • oktiljoona1048 — see also octillion
  • kvindekiljoona1090 — see also novemvigintillion
German Oktillion, Quindezillion
  • Oktillion1048 — see also octillion
  • Quindezillion1090 — see also novemvigintillion
Hungarian oktillió
  • oktillió1048 — see also octillion
Japanese 極
  • 極 (goku)1048 — see also octillion
Malay kuindesilion
  • kuindesilion1048 — see also octillion
Polish kwindecylion, kwindecylion
  • kwindecylion1048 — see also octillion
  • kwindecylion1090 — see also novemvigintillion
Russian квиндециллион
  • квиндециллион (kvindecillion)1048 — see also octillion

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with quindecillion

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Cite this entry
APA

quindecillion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecillion

MLA

“quindecillion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecillion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quindecillion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecillion.

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