pascal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpæskæl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pæˈskæl, pɑˈskɑl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pa skal, pä skäl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pas•cal /pæˈskæl, pɑˈskɑl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. 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]
  1. ComputingAlso, PASCAL. a high-level computer language, designed to make structured programming easier.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pas•cal  (pa skal, pä skäl),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. 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. 
    Blaise  (blāz; Fr. blez),USA pronunciation 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
PASCAL  (pa skal),USA pronunciation n. [Computers.]
  1. Computinga high-level programming language, a descendant of ALGOL, designed to facilitate structured programming.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pascal / ˈpæskəl/
  1. 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
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Blaise Pascal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pascal / paskal/
  1. 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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