see|Nonillion
English
Etymology
From the prefix non- (nine) + -illion (from million), meaning 'the ninth power of a million'.
Pronunciation
:rhymes|ɪlj�n
Cardinal number
nonillion
- (US; modern British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|short scale) 10<sup>30</sup>.
- (dated British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|long scale) 10<sup>54</sup>.
Western (Arabic) Numeral nonillion, 10<sup>30</sup> w:Long and short scales|short scale, 10<sup>54</sup> w:Long and short scales|long scale
*Previous: octillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10<sup>27</sup>, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10<sup>48</sup>
*Next: decillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10<sup>33</sup>, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10<sup>60</sup>
Quotations
2002 CE: James C. Mayer, �Student-Led Poetry Workshops� (which appears in �The English Journal�, volume 91, number 3, �Teaching and Writing Poetry�)
:�I then looked into the zatetic forest behind it / And saw a nonillion, no, a novemdecillion of them!�.
Synonyms
10<sup>30</sup>: a w:Long and short scales|long scale quintillion
10<sup>54</sup>: a w:Long and short scales|short scale septendecillion
Translations
trans-top|10<sup>30</sup>
German: Quintillion f, Quinquillion f
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Japanese: �穣 (������, hyakuj�)
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trans-top|10<sup>54</sup>
German: Nonillion f
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