Meanings
pascal1
plural pascals
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.
Pascal2
plural Pascals
- countableA male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French.
- countableA surname transferred from the given name.
- countableuncountableThe French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).
- countableuncountablecomputer languagesAn imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
pascal · noun
- Frenchpascal
- Englishpascal
Borrowed from French pascal, named after French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Doublet of Paschal.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Pascal · proper noun
- LatinPaschālis
- EnglishPascal
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).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian паска́л, Паска́л
- паска́л (paskál)SI unit of pressure and stress
- Паска́л (Paskál)programming language
- Паска́л (Paskál)male given name
Catalan pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
Chinese Mandarin 帕斯卡, 帕斯卡
- 帕斯卡 (pàsīkǎ)SI unit of pressure and stress
- 帕斯卡 (Pàsīkǎ)male given name
- 巴斯卦 (Bāsīguà)male given name
Czech pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
Danish pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
Dutch pascal, Pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
- Pascalmale given name
Esperanto paskalo
- paskaloSI unit of pressure and stress
Finnish pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
French pascal, Pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
- Pascalmale given name
- Pascalsurname
German Pascal, Pascal
- PascalSI unit of pressure and stress
- Pascalmale given name
Hebrew פֶּסַח
- פֶּסַח (pésaḥ)male given name
Hindi पास्कल
- पास्कल (pāskal)surname
Hungarian pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
Icelandic paskal
- paskalSI unit of pressure and stress
Indonesian pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
Italian pascal, Pasquale
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
- Pasqualemale given name
Japanese パスカル, Pascal
- パスカル (pasukaru)SI unit of pressure and stress
- Pascalprogramming language
- パスカル (Pasukaru)programming language
Korean 파스칼
- 파스칼 (paseukal)SI unit of pressure and stress
Malay pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
Polish paskal
- paskalSI unit of pressure and stress
Portuguese pascal, pascoal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
- pascoalSI unit of pressure and stress
- Pascoalmale given name
Russian паска́ль
- паска́ль (paskálʹ)SI unit of pressure and stress
Spanish pascal, Pascual
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
- Pascualmale given name
Swedish pascal
- pascalSI unit of pressure and stress
Thai ปาสกาล, พาสคัล
- ปาสกาล (bpáas-gaal)SI unit of pressure and stress
- พาสคัล (páas-kaal)SI unit of pressure and stress
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pascal
Cite this entry
pascal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pascal
“pascal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pascal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pascal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pascal.
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