HyperDic: pascal

English > 3 senses of the word pascal / Pascal:
NOUNquantitypascal, Paa unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
person Pascal, Blaise PascalFrench mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist
communicationPascala programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach
pascal / Pascal > pronunciation
Soundspaeskae'l
RhymesAl / AL ... Vidal: 17 rhymes with ael...
English > pascal: 3 senses > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter.
SynonymPa
Broaderpressure unitA unit measuring force per unit area
Spanishpa, pascal
Catalanpa, pascal
English > Pascal: 3 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningFrench mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662).
SynonymBlaise Pascal
Instance ofmathematicianA person skilled in mathematics
philosopherA specialist in philosophy
SpanishBlaise Pascal, Pascal
CatalanBlaise Pascal, Pascal
English > Pascal: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningA programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach.
Broaderprogramming language, programing language(computer science) a language designed for programming computers
SpanishPascal
CatalanPascal

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