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pas·cal | \ pa-ˈskal 
, pä-ˈskäl \
, pä-ˈskäl \Definition of pascal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a unit of pressure in the meter-kilogram-second system equivalent to one newton per square meter
2 Pascal or PASCAL : a structured computer programming language developed from Algol and designed to process both numerical and textual data
Pascal
biographical namePas·cal | \ pa-ˈskal , pä-ˈskäl \
, pä-ˈskäl \Definition of Pascal (Entry 2 of 2)
Blaise 1623–1662 French mathematician and philosopher
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Pascalian \ pa-ˈska-lē-ən \ adjective
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pascal
nounpas·cal | \ pas-ˈkal \
\Medical Definition of pascal
: a unit of pressure in the mks system equivalent to one newton per square meter or to 1.45 × 10−4 pounds per square inch
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The first known use of pascal was in 1956
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