kilopascal

[kil-oh-pa-skal, -pa-skuhl, kil-uh-]

noun

Physics.

1. a unit of pressure, equal to one thousand pascals. kPa

Word History and Origins

Origin of kilopascal¹

First recorded in 1970–75; kilo- ( def. ) + pascal ( def. )

Example Sentences

“No one else included units of kilopascal, an industrial pressure term,” he says.

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