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pascal

noun

  1. SI unit of pressure and stress
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pæsˈkæl/ / /ˈpæskæl/ / /ˈpæskəl/ / /ˈpæskl̩/ / /pæˈskæl/

name

Etymology: 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).

  1. A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.
  3. A surname transferred from the given name.
  4. An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure.

noun

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

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