›› Measurement unit: hectopascal

Full name: hectopascal

Plural form: hectopascals

Symbol: hPa

Category type: pressure

Scale factor: 100


›› SI unit: pascal

The SI derived unit for pressure is the pascal.
1 pascal is equal to 0.01 hectopascal.


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›› Definition: Hectopascal

The SI prefix "hecto" represents a factor of 102, or in scientific notation, 1E2.

So 1 hectopascal = 102 pascals.

The definition of a pascal is as follows:

The pascal (symbol Pa) is the SI unit of pressure.It is equivalent to one newton per square metre. The unit is named after Blaise Pascal, the eminent French mathematician, physicist and philosopher.


›› Sample conversions: hectopascal

hectopascal to bar
hectopascal to millimeter of water [4 °C]
hectopascal to nanobar
hectopascal to decipascal
hectopascal to micron mercury [0 °C]
hectopascal to meter of head
hectopascal to water column [millimeter]
hectopascal to ton/square foot [short]
hectopascal to inch water [4 °C]
hectopascal to zeptobar


›› Common misspellings of hectopascal

hektopascal

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