noun
pascal
PAS-kuhl
noun
1
The SI unit of pressure, equal to one newton of force per square metre.
"Atmospheric pressure is roughly 101,325 pascals at sea level."
proper noun
1
An early programming language designed to teach structured programming.
"Many computer science students in the 1980s learned to code in Pascal."
How to Use Pascal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the unit of pressure or the programming language, both named after Blaise Pascal.
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Word Forms
pascals plural, Pascals plural
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Etymology
Named after the French scientist and mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623-1662).