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hectopascal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An SI unit of pressure equal to 102 pascals. Symbol: hPa

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: metrology

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History

Etymology

From hecto- + pascal.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: hektopascal — unit of pressure
  • Danish: hektopascal — unit of pressure
  • Dutch: hectopascal — unit of pressure
  • Finnish: hehtopascal — unit of pressure
  • French: hectopascal — unit of pressure
  • Galician: hectopascal — unit of pressure
  • German: Hektopascal — unit of pressure
  • Icelandic: hektópaskal — unit of pressure
  • Italian: ettopascal — unit of pressure
  • Japanese: ヘクトパスカル — unit of pressure
  • Korean: 헥토파스칼 (hektopaseukal) — unit of pressure
  • Polish: hektopaskal — unit of pressure
  • Russian: гектопаскаль (gektopaskalʹ) — unit of pressure
  • Serbo-Croatian: hektopaskal — unit of pressure
  • Slovak: hektopascal — unit of pressure
  • Spanish: hectopascal — unit of pressure
  • Swedish: hektopascal — unit of pressure