pascal

¹

[ pa-skal, pah-skahl ]

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

Pascal

²

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

noun

1. Blaise [bleyz, blez], 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.

PASCAL

³

[ pa-skal ]

noun

, Computers.

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

pascal

¹

/ ˈpæskəl /

noun

1. 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 ^–4pound per square inch Pa

Pascal

²

/ ˈpæsˌkæl; -kəl /

noun

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

Pascal

³

/ paskal /

noun

1. PascalBlaise16231662MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: physicist 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

Pascal

¹

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.

pascal

²

/ pă-skăl′,pä-skäl′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pascal¹

First recorded in 1955–60; after Pascal

Word History and Origins

Origin of pascal¹

C20: named after Blaise Pascal

Example Sentences

Scientists estimated these asteroids were held together by about 1 pascal—the pressure from a piece of paper resting on your hand.

From Science Magazine

Moreover, the technique measures pressure directly, using a fundamental constant of nature, meaning metrologists can derive the pascal without relying on previous measurements of other quantities, such as density, which the manometer depends on.

From Nature

I am not as tender and benign as the pascal lamb.

From Project Gutenberg

"You have been absolved of those first crimes—as to them you are as white as the pascal lamb, but for the fresh crime of your brother's murder."

From Project Gutenberg

It commenced at evening, at the same time the pascal lamb was slain in the law, at which time according to the record, Jesus expired.”

From Project Gutenberg