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.

From Wall Street Journal