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Definition of: octillion
(ok·til′yən) noun
A cardinal number: in the French and American systems, represented by a figure 1 with 27 ciphers annexed; in the English system by a figure 1 with 48 ciphers. [<MF <L octo eight; on analogy with million]
—oc·til′lionth (-yənth) adjective & noun
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