"Pascal" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /pæsˈkæl/ [US], /ˈpæskæl/ [US] Forms: Pascals [plural]
Rhymes: -æl 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). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|Paschālis}} Latin Paschālis, {{m|la|paschālis|t=Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter}} paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), {{m|la|pascha|gloss=Easter}} pascha (“Easter”), {{m|la|-ālis|pos=suffix forming adjectives}} -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), {{doublet|en|Paschal}} Doublet of Paschal Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Pascal (countable and uncountable, plural Pascals)
  1. (countable) A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French. Tags: countable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Pascal-en-name-IRfYicmk Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 34 34 12 Categories (other): Philosophers Disambiguation of Philosophers: 34 30 30 5
  2. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Pascal-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 34 34 12 Categories (other): English surnames, Philosophers Disambiguation of Philosophers: 34 30 30 5
  3. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name.
    The French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Pascal case, Pascalian, Pascal's law, Pascal's theorem, Pascal's triangle, Pascal string, Pascal's wager Related terms: pascal, Pascual
    Sense id: en-Pascal-en-name-O0qjeZAA Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 34 34 12 Categories (other): English surnames, Philosophers Disambiguation of Philosophers: 34 30 30 5
  4. (computer languages) An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer languages, Computer languages, Individuals Translations (programming language): Pascal (Japanese), パスカル (Pasukaru) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Pascal-en-name-732Afg~n Disambiguation of Computer languages: 6 6 12 76 Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 34 34 12 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'programming language': 1 3 3 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (male given name): Pasquale (Corsican), Pasquali (Corsican), Pascal (French), Pascal (German), ⁧פֶּסַח⁩ (pésaḥ) (Hebrew), Pasquale (Italian), Pascual (Spanish) Translations (surname): Pascal (French)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 38 31 31 0 Disambiguation of 'surname': 16 40 40 3

Inflected forms

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