Pascal en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /pæsˈkæl/ (US)
- /ˈpæskæl/ (US)
Etymology
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).
Meanings
- (countable) A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French.
- (countable) A surname transferred from the given name.
- (countable, uncountable) A surname transferred from the given name. ▸ The French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).
- (countable, uncountable) An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Pascal's theorem · Pascal case · Pascal string · Pascal's wager · Pascal's triangle · Pascalian · Pascal's law
Relateds
Translations (15)
es Pascual (male given name) · hi पास्कल (surname) · ja Pascal (programming language) · he פֶּסַח (male given name) · fr Pascal (surname) · pt Pascoal (male given name) · nl Pascal (male given name) · de Pascal (male given name) · co Pasquali (male given name) · co Pasquale (male given name) · ja パスカル (programming language) · it Pasquale (male given name) · bg Паска́л (male given name) · fr Pascal (male given name) · bg Паска́л (programming language)