quindecillion

== English == === Etymology === From Latin quīndec(im) (“fifteen”) +‎ -illion. By surface analysis, quin- (“five”) +‎ decillion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/ Rhymes: -ɪljən === Numeral === quindecillion (plural quindecillions) (rare, US, modern UK and Australia short scale) 1048. 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) 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 [...]. (rare, dated, UK and Australia, long scale) 1090. ==== Synonyms ==== quinquadecillion (rare) (1048): a long scale octillion (1090): a short scale novemvigintillion ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (short and long scale) Previous: quattuordecillion. Next: sexdecillion. === References ===