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Definition of pascal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

  1.  
    /ˈpæskl/
     
    /ˈpæskl/
     [countable]
    (abbreviation Pa)
    the standard unit for measuring pressure
  2. Pascal, PASCAL
     
    /pæˈskæl/
     
    /pæˈskæl/
     [uncountable] a language used for writing programs for computer systemsTopics Computersc2
    3. Word Origin1950s: named after B. Pascal (1623-62), French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher.
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