hectopascal
French, noun/ɛk.to.pas.kal/
hectopascal is spelled H-E-C-T-O-P-A-S-C-A-L (11 letters). Hectopascal is a French masculine noun meaning “hectopascal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Unité de mesure de pression du Système international (SI), valant 10² pascals, et dont le symbole est hPa.…”.
What does hectopascal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehectopascal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unité de mesure de pression du Système international (SI), valant 10² pascals, et dont le symbole est hPa. Cette unité a remplacé le millibar, l’ancienne unité non-SI communément utilisée en météorologie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hectopascal
- hectopascals plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hectopascal?
- /ɛk.to.pas.kal/
- \ɛk.to.pas.kal\
- \ɛk.tɔ.pas.kal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.