centillionn.adj.

Brit.

/sɛnˈtɪljən/, U.S.

/sɛnˈtɪljən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin centum , million n.

Etymology: < classical Latin centum hundred (see centum n.²) + -illion (in million n.). Compare billion n., trillion n., etc.

A. n.

Originally: the cardinal number equal to the hundredth power of a million, represented by 1 followed by six hundred zeros (now chiefly British). Later also (originally U.S.): the cardinal number equal to the hundred and first power of a thousand, represented by 1 followed by three hundred and three zeros. Also hyperbolically: a very large number or amount.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > powers of a million

quadrilliona1690

quintilliona1690

trilliona1690

nonillion1690

octillion1690

septillion1690

sextillion1690

trimillion1707

decillion1709

centillion1754

sexillion1758

vigintillion1928

googol1940

googolplex1940

squillion1943

1754 Scots Mag. Apr. 188/2 He proceeds by millions, billions, trillions, quadrillions, quinquillions, sexillions, octillions, &c. to novinonagillions, and centillions.

1856 N. Heath Treat. Arithm. i. 18 The whole number of particles in this mighty mass would be an inconceivably small part of a centillion.

1883 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 30 Sept. Tredecillions carries only to the thirteenth numerical type from millions: centillions would carry us to the hundredth.

1916 E. L. Larkin Matchless Altar of Soul 139 The electronic sea broke into centillions of centillions of varying sets called atoms.

1978 M. Kandel tr. S. Lem Perfect Vacuum (1999) 161 The number of seconds that will elapse between the present day and the end of the Universe is less than a centillion.

2004 P. Hogan & B. Job Key Maths: Summary & Pract. (rev. ed.) 15 How many times bigger is a United Kingdom centillion than a United States centillion?

B. adj.

Numbering or amounting to a centillion.

ΚΠ

1838 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 20 Nov. If a ball is moving a hairbreadth in space, while a centillion centuries fly over it, duration may still go on at this rate forever, while the moping ball is just getting through infinite space.

1888 Boston Investigator 8 Aug. 1/1 It matters little..whether we consider the universe a thousand miles or a million times centillion miles in diameter.

1978 New Yorker 11 Dec. 47/2 The time of duration of the Universe is shorter than the time needed to await a thing that happens only once in one centillion seconds.

2012 P. Hall Lead On! (2013) iii. 108 You've had a centillion opportunities (again, just ballparking, but that's somewhere around 10³⁰³) to watch the youngsters arrive at the schoolhouse in the morning.

Derivatives

cenˈtillionth n. and adj. now rare (a) n. any of the centillion equal parts into which something may be divided; (hyperbolically) an infinitesimal fraction; (b) adj. that is one of the centillion equal parts into which something may be divided; (hyperbolically) infinitesimally small.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > division of power of a million

centillionth1815

decillionth1830

octillionth1842

sextillionth1842

trillionth1848

quadrillionth1883

1815 Ann. Philos. 6 178 At F H, 5 minus one centillionth to 1 is too small, and 5 plus one centillionth to 1 is too great.

1838 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 30 Oct. Fly with the speed of light for a centillion centuries, double the distance in the centillionth part of a second, and keep on at this rate for another centillion centuries.

1908 Dominion Med. Monthly Mar. 123 Otherwise sane men came to believe in the efficacy of a centillionth of a grain of carbon, and the infallibility of ‘similia similibus curanter’.

2005 J. Sherratt One, Two & Even iii. 17 Prosecutors win ninety-five percent of the cases that go to trial, and they usually don't have one-centillionth of the evidence that they have with this one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centillion
释义	centillionn.adj. Brit. /sɛnˈtɪljən/, U.S. /sɛnˈtɪljən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin centum , million n. Etymology: < classical Latin centum hundred (see centum n.²) + -illion (in million n.). Compare billion n., trillion n., etc. A. n. Originally: the cardinal number equal to the hundredth power of a million, represented by 1 followed by six hundred zeros (now chiefly British). Later also (originally U.S.): the cardinal number equal to the hundred and first power of a thousand, represented by 1 followed by three hundred and three zeros. Also hyperbolically: a very large number or amount. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > powers of a million quadrilliona1690 quintilliona1690 trilliona1690 nonillion1690 octillion1690 septillion1690 sextillion1690 trimillion1707 decillion1709 centillion1754 sexillion1758 vigintillion1928 googol1940 googolplex1940 squillion1943 1754 Scots Mag. Apr. 188/2 He proceeds by millions, billions, trillions, quadrillions, quinquillions, sexillions, octillions, &c. to novinonagillions, and centillions. 1856 N. Heath Treat. Arithm. i. 18 The whole number of particles in this mighty mass would be an inconceivably small part of a centillion. 1883 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 30 Sept. Tredecillions carries only to the thirteenth numerical type from millions: centillions would carry us to the hundredth. 1916 E. L. Larkin Matchless Altar of Soul 139 The electronic sea broke into centillions of centillions of varying sets called atoms. 1978 M. Kandel tr. S. Lem Perfect Vacuum (1999) 161 The number of seconds that will elapse between the present day and the end of the Universe is less than a centillion. 2004 P. Hogan & B. Job Key Maths: Summary & Pract. (rev. ed.) 15 How many times bigger is a United Kingdom centillion than a United States centillion? B. adj. Numbering or amounting to a centillion. ΚΠ 1838 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 20 Nov. If a ball is moving a hairbreadth in space, while a centillion centuries fly over it, duration may still go on at this rate forever, while the moping ball is just getting through infinite space. 1888 Boston Investigator 8 Aug. 1/1 It matters little..whether we consider the universe a thousand miles or a million times centillion miles in diameter. 1978 New Yorker 11 Dec. 47/2 The time of duration of the Universe is shorter than the time needed to await a thing that happens only once in one centillion seconds. 2012 P. Hall Lead On! (2013) iii. 108 You've had a centillion opportunities (again, just ballparking, but that's somewhere around 10³⁰³) to watch the youngsters arrive at the schoolhouse in the morning. Derivatives cenˈtillionth n. and adj. now rare (a) n. any of the centillion equal parts into which something may be divided; (hyperbolically) an infinitesimal fraction; (b) adj. that is one of the centillion equal parts into which something may be divided; (hyperbolically) infinitesimally small. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > division of power of a million centillionth1815 decillionth1830 octillionth1842 sextillionth1842 trillionth1848 quadrillionth1883 1815 Ann. Philos. 6 178 At F H, 5 minus one centillionth to 1 is too small, and 5 plus one centillionth to 1 is too great. 1838 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 30 Oct. Fly with the speed of light for a centillion centuries, double the distance in the centillionth part of a second, and keep on at this rate for another centillion centuries. 1908 Dominion Med. Monthly Mar. 123 Otherwise sane men came to believe in the efficacy of a centillionth of a grain of carbon, and the infallibility of ‘similia similibus curanter’. 2005 J. Sherratt One, Two & Even iii. 17 Prosecutors win ninety-five percent of the cases that go to trial, and they usually don't have one-centillionth of the evidence that they have with this one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1754
随便看	marsh hay marsh helleborine marsh hen marsh hope marsh horsetail marsh lavender marsh liverwort marsh lousewort marsh mallow marsh marigold marsh martagon marsh melon marsh milk parsley marsh milkweed masticatories masticatorium masticators masticatory masticatory foot masticatory muscle masticbully masticchewing masticfly masticic masticic acid