/ Dictionary / Index Q quintillion: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: quin•til•lion Pronunciation: (kwin-til'yun), [key] — n., pl. adj. -lions, -lion, —n. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros. —adj. amounting to one quintillion in number. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: quintillion (Thesaurus) Quintilian quint major Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language