trillion — tril‧lion [ˈtrɪljən] number trillion PLURALFORM or trillions one million million; 1,000,000,000,000: • The bank has assets of about a trillion euros. * * * trillion … Financial and business terms
trillion — [ triljɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1484; de tri , sur le modèle de million (REM. cf. Billion.) 1 ♦ Vx Mille milliards (soit 1012). ⇒ billion. 2 ♦ (depuis 1948) Mod. Milliard de milliards (soit 1018). ⇒ exa . Million de trillions. ⇒ quatrillion. ● … Encyclopédie Universelle
Trillion — Tril lion, n. [F. trillion, formed from the pref. tri in imitation of million a million. Cf. {Billion}.] According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trillion — 1680s, from Fr. trillion (late 15c.), from tri + (m)illion. Cf. BILLION (Cf. billion). In the U.S., the fourth power of a thousand (one thousand billion, 1 followed by 12 zeroes); in Great Britain, the third power of a million (one million… … Etymology dictionary
trillion — Now that billion means ‘a thousand million’ in both BrE and AmE, trillion has taken over the earlier BrE meaning of billion, i.e. ‘a million million’, in place of its own former (and more rarely needed) meaning ‘a million million million’ … Modern English usage
Trillion — [Wichtig (Rating 3200 5600)] Bsp.: • Eine Trillion ist eine sehr große Zahl! … Deutsch Wörterbuch
trillion — [tril′yen] n. [Fr < tri ,TRI + (mi)llion ] ☆ 1. the number represented by 1 followed by 12 zeros 2. Brit. the number represented by 1 followed by 18 zeros 3. an indefinite but very large number: a hyperbolic use adj. amounting to one trillion… … English World dictionary
Trillion — Trillion, tausend mal tausend (Million) mal Billionen, die dritte Potenz der Million, mit 1 u. 18 Nullen od. 1018 geschrieben; s.u. Billion … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Trilliōn — Trilliōn, die drittePotenz einer Million, geschrieben 1 mit 18 Nullen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Trillion — Trilliōn, 1 Million Billionen (1 mit 18 Nullen); in Frankreich das, was wir Billion (s.d.) nennen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
