trillion

tril·lion  (trlyn)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 10¹².

2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 10¹⁸.

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[French : tri-, third power (from Latin tri-, tri-) + (m)illion, million (from Old French milion; see million).]

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trillion adj.

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trillion [ˈtrɪljən]

n

1. (Mathematics) the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a million million

2. (Mathematics) (formerly, in Britain) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (10¹⁸); a million million million

3. (often plural) an exceptionally large but unspecified number

determiner

(preceded by a or a numeral)

a.  amounting to a trillion a trillion stars

b.  (as pronoun) there are three trillion

[from French, on the model of million]

trillionth  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trillion - a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" gazillion, jillion, zillion, billion, million large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
	2.	trillion - the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" one million million million Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
	3.	trillion - the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" 1000000000000, one million million France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
Adj.	1.	trillion - one quintillion in Great Britain Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
	2.	trillion - one million million in the United States U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

trillion [ˈtrɪlɪən] N → trillón m (US) → billón m
there are trillions of places I want to visit → hay millones or montones de sitios a los que quiero ir

trillion [ˈtrɪljən] num (= one million million) → billion un million de million)m >

trillion

n → Billion f; (dated Brit) → Trillion f; there were trillions of them there (fig) → es waren Millionen und Abermillionen da

trillion [ˈtrɪljən] n

a. (Am) → mille miliardi mpl (Brit) → trilione m

b. trillions (of) → milioni mpl (di)

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trillion [ˈtrɪljən] n

a. (Am) → mille miliardi mpl (Brit) → trilione m

b. trillions (of) → milioni mpl (di)