First recorded in 1955–60; after Pascal
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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 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
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 Christmas, Henry
He is a replacement for Pascal Struijk, who joined Brighton for £20m in June, and is Leeds' second signing of the summer after Harry Wilson's free transfer from Fulham.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"We've been treating Ebola patients without pay since May 15. We continue to do so because that is our oath but we are working in very difficult conditions," doctor Pascal Bahoya told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
AT&T Chief Financial Officer Pascal Desroches said at a conference last month that satellite is a “great solution” for the few rural areas in the U.S. that are not covered by other options.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“The Mandalorian,” in which Pedro Pascal plays a bounty hunter who works with a sidekick that fans nicknamed “Baby Yoda,” has been the most successful and a big hit in consumer-product sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
It is only, as we have seen, with Pascal that this peculiar, idiosyncratic culture began to become widely adopted and generally respected.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Epidemics of short-sheeting coexist with robotics and PASCAL.
From Time Magazine Archive
"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 Gaboriau, Émile
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 Disraeli, Isaac
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