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Billionth

//ˈbɪl.i.ənθ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    The ordinal form of the number one billion. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    the ordinal number of one billion in counting order wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The person or thing in the billionth position.
  2. 2
    one part in a billion equal parts wordnet
  3. 3
    One of a billion equal parts of a whole.

    "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."

  4. 4
    position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From billion + -th (ordinal suffix).

Etymology 2

From billion + -th (ordinal suffix).

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