/ Dictionary / Index P pascal: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pas•cal Pronunciation: (pa-skal', pä-skäl'), [key] — n. Physics. the SI unit of pressure or stress, equal to one newton per square meter. Abbr.: Pa Pas•cal Pronunciation: (pa-skal', pä-skäl' Fr. pas-kal'), [key] — n. 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician. PASCAL Pronunciation: (pa-skal'), [key] — n. Computers. a high-level programming language, a descendant of ALGOL, designed to facilitate structured programming. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pascal (Thesaurus) Pascagoula Pascal's law Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language