You searched for:
“google”
goggle, google, googol
goggle (GAH guhl) (verb)
To look at something or someone with the eyes wide open in a way that shows that a person is surprised, amazed, etc.: The huge statue caused him to goggle in wonder.
Google (GOO g'l) (noun)
The name of the search engine and software company is a deliberate variant of the mathematical term googol: The company’s founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, came up with the name Google in 1998 by altering the spelling for trademark purposes.
googol (GOO g'l) (noun)
The term is numerically valued as: (10100) 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: This googol is frequently used in mathematics.
A googol was once said to have more than the number of raindrops falling on the city in a century, or the number of grains of sand on the Coney Island beach.
Joshua was all a goggle when he tried to comprehend the number googol. In fact, William had to use Google to get the correct definition.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Confusing Words Clarified: Group G; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
(page 3)
A unit related to:
“google”
(number, search engine, eye actions, protector of the eyes)
Word Entries containing the term:
“google”
Google Ads
A simple click on this Google AdSense logo will let Google arrange a FREE set-up so you can have Google Ads on your website. Again, it doesn't cost you anything; however, Google will contribute a payment which will aid the Word Info dictionary project AND it will help you get income for your website.