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  pascal

  noun

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

  noun

  Blaise 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
• PASCAL
  PASCAL

  noun

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

pascal

¹ American  

[pa-skal, pah-skahl] / pæˈskæl, pɑˈskɑl /

noun

Physics.

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

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Pascal ² American  

[pa-skal, pah-skahl, pas-kal] / pæˈskæl, pɑˈskɑl, pasˈkal /

noun

1. Blaise 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.

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PASCAL ³ American  

[pa-skal] / pæˈskæl /

noun

Computers.

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

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Pascal ¹ British  

/ paskal /

noun

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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Pascal ² British  

/ ˈpæsˌkæl, -kəl /

noun

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

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pascal ³ British  

/ ˈpæskəl /

noun

1. Pa. 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

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Pascal ¹ Scientific  

1. 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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pascal ² Scientific  

/ pă-skăl′,pä-skäl′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of pascal

First recorded in 1955–60; after Pascal

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Example Sentences

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What is the pressure in pascal of the helium gas produced if it occupies a volume of 125 mL at a temperature of 25 °C?

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

The pressure of a gas may be expressed in the SI unit of pascal or kilopascal, as well as in many other units including torr, atmosphere, and bar.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

The SI unit of pressure is pascal and 1 Pa = 1 N/m2 .

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The play of human feeling which we miss in the man moves in his writings, and touches our hearts with an ineffable sympathy, even when we remain unconvinced or unenlightened. end of pascal.

From Pascal by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

The son of Sieur Lahart, master of the dwelling, received upon his jaw a blow from a pascal taper, which did him no harm.

From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Henry Christmas

Kostoulas has a strong supporting cast including Hinshelwood, Yasin Ayari, Malick Yalcouye and Maxim de Cuyper, not to mention a rejuvenated Pascal Gross pulling the strings from a deeper position.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

This week, Kidman appeared in a viral TikTok video showing her, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Dua Lipa lip syncing to “Nicole Kidman” at a Chanel fashion show in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Pedro Pascal learned to play the cello for his starring role in upcoming film "Behemoth!" from Oscar-winning writer-director Tony Gilroy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The author himself was conflicted about her, writing Cathy as a dangerous beauty incapable of empathy in his book, yet expressing how dear she was to him in letters to his editor, Pascal Covici.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Pascal argued that it was best to believe in God, because it was a good bet.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Epidemics of short-sheeting coexist with robotics and PASCAL.

From Time Magazine Archive

Could one have imagined that the brilliant wit, the luxuriant raillery, and the fine and deep sense of PASCAL, could have combined with the most opposite qualities—the hypochondriasm and bigotry of an ascetic?

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Isaac Disraeli

"PASCAL" "I will go!" replied Marguerite at once, careless of the obstacles that might impede the fulfilment of her promise.

From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Émile Gaboriau

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