조 — meaning in English

English meaning

• billion num A thousand million: 1,000,000,000 (10⁹), the standard modern meaning.
• key noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
• trillion num A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²), the standard modern meaning.

Senses

조 is used for these senses in English:

• billion a million million; 1,000,000,000,000 — see also trillion
• trillion a million million, 1012 — see also billion
• key scale of musical notes

billion — full definition

1. num A thousand million: 1,000,000,000 (10⁹), the standard modern meaning.
2. num An extremely large, unspecified number.

key — full definition

1. noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
2. noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
3. noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
4. noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
5. noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.

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