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pascal¹

  • /ˈpæskəl/ UK
  • /ˈpæskl̩/ UK
  • /pæˈskæl/ US
  • /pæsˈkæl/ US
  • [pʰæˈskæɫ] US
  • [pʰæsˈkʰæɫ] US
  • /ˈpaskəl/ South Asia
  • /ˈpɑskəl/ South Asia

Rhymes with -æskəl, -æl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French pascal, named after French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Doublet of Paschal.

noun pascals

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.

Pascal²

  • /pæsˈkæl/ US
  • /ˈpæskæl/ US

Rhymes with -æl

Where it comes from

From Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the 9th-century pope Paschal I (died 824). Doublet of Paschal. The programming language was named after French mathematician, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).

proper noun Pascals

  1. countable A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French.
  2. countable A surname transferred from the given name.
  3. countable, uncountable The French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).
  4. countable, uncountable An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pa, blaise pascal, commissioner, pascaline, sc, andre, pascual, pascale, xsc, bar, kilopascal, psi, torr, atmosphere, millibar, mmhg

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noun SI unit of pressure and stress

Españolpascal
한국어파스칼 paseukal
日本語パスカル pasukaru
中文帕斯卡 pàsīkǎ
Portuguêspascal, pascoal
Françaispascal
DeutschPascal
Italianopascal
Русскийпаска́ль paskálʹ

name male given name

EspañolPascual
中文帕斯卡 Pàsīkǎ
PortuguêsPascoal
FrançaisPascal
DeutschPascal
ItalianoPasquale
עבריתפֶּסַח pésaḥ

name surname

हिन्दीपास्कल pāskal
FrançaisPascal

name programming language

日本語Pascal, パスカル Pasukaru

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"pascal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pascal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pascal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pascal

Chicago

"pascal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pascal.

BibTeX
@misc{pascal_2026,
  title = {pascal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pascal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}