ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Billionth

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɪl.i.ənθ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Billionth is an adjective meaning The ordinal form of the number one billion.

Meaning

The ordinal form of the number one billion.

More Meanings

  1. The person or thing in the billionth position.
  2. One of a billion equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

That is an extraordinary achievement for a spiky ball of genetic material coated in fatty chemicals called lipids, and which measures 80 billionths of a metre in diameter. Humanity has been brought low by a very humble assailant.

Word Forms

Synonyms for billionth

Depending on context, synonyms include ordinal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ordinal, trillionth, millionth, milliardth, bajillionth, zillionth.

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