pascal

[ pa-skal, pah-skahl ]

nounPhysics.

the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa

Origin of pascal

First recorded in 1955–60; after Pascal

Words Nearby pascal

Other definitions for Pascal (2 of 3)

Pascal

[ pa-skal, pah-skahl; French pas-kal ]

noun

Blaise [bleyz; French blez], /bleɪz; French blɛz/, 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.

Other definitions for PASCAL (3 of 3)

PASCAL

[ pa-skal ]

nounComputers.

a high-level programming language, a descendant of ALGOL, designed to facilitate structured programming.

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How to use pascal in a sentence

It seems Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy pascal is a big fan of the idea, too.
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Leaked emails show Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy pascal confessing that the dashing Elba should be 007.
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The fear that pascal might weather the storm has Du Vernay, Oprah Winfrey, and other Hollywood elites pulling their punches.
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Then pascal responds (in all caps) with, “BUT WE DIDNT WIN A D [sic] YOU KNOW HIM.”
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“i wanted to talk to him about sinister and jobs,” wrote pascal.
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pascal himself tells us "that the mind can be strong and narrow, and just as extended as it is weak."
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The "Thoughts" of pascal are all the more read because the religious life of pascal is known to have been lofty.
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Blaise pascal experimented here in the density of air; hence the presence of his statue below.
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No one abuses pascal or Augustine, and yet the theological views of all these are substantially the same.
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pascal incurred no hostilities for his scientific investigations, nor Newton, nor Laplace.
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British Dictionary definitions for pascal (1 of 3)

pascal

/ (ˈpæskəl) /

noun

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

Origin of pascal

C20: named after Blaise Pascal

British Dictionary definitions for Pascal (2 of 3)

Pascal¹

/ (French paskal) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Pascal (3 of 3)

Pascal²

/ (ˈpæsˌkæl, -kəl) /

noun

a high-level computer programming language developed as a teaching language: used for general-purpose programming

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Scientific definitions for pascal (1 of 2)

pascal

[ pă-skăl′, pä-skäl′ ]

The SI derived unit used to measure pressure. One pascal is equal to one newton per square meter.

Scientific definitions for Pascal (2 of 2)

Pascal

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher who, with Pierre de Fermat, developed the mathematical theory of probability. He also contributed to the development of differential calculus, and he invented the mechanical calculator and the syringe. The pascal unit of pressure is named after him.

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