pascal
nounUK /ˈpæskəl/ · US /pæˈskæl/
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.
- Derived terms
- gigapascal, hectopascal, kilopascal, megapascal, millipascal