the derived SI unit of pressure; the pressure exerted on an area of 1 square metre by a force of 1 newton; equivalent to 10 dynes per square centimetre or 1.45 × 10–4 pound per square inch
Symbol: Pa
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pas•cal /pæˈskæl, pɑˈskɑl/USA pronunciation
n.
Pas•cal1 /pæˈskæl/USA pronunciation n. [proper noun* no article]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Physicsa unit of pressure or stress, equal to one newton per square meter. Abbr.: Pa
Pas•cal1 /pæˈskæl/USA pronunciation n. [proper noun* no article]
- ComputingAlso, PASCAL. a high-level computer language, designed to make structured programming easier.
pas•cal
(pa skal′, pä skäl′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
Pas•cal (pa skal′, pä skäl′; Fr. pas kal′),USA pronunciation n.
- Physicsthe SI unit of pressure or stress, equal to one newton per square meter. Abbr.: Pa
- after Pascal 1955–60
Pas•cal (pa skal′, pä skäl′; Fr. pas kal′),USA pronunciation n.
- Computinga high-level programming language, a descendant of ALGOL, designed to facilitate structured programming.
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Blaise ( blɛz ). 1623–62, French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist. As a scientist, he made important contributions to hydraulics and the study of atmospheric pressure and, with Fermat, developed the theory of probability. His chief philosophical works are Lettres provinciales (1656–57), written in defence of Jansenism and against the Jesuits, and Pensées (1670), fragments of a Christian apologia
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