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# How to pronounce "hectopascal" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/hɛktɒpæskæl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hec·to·pa·scal**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: An SI unit of pressure equal to 10² pascals. Symbol: hPa

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (13 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "hectopascal" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Yes. Sorry. Is a hectoPascal 100 Pascals or one hundredth of a Pascal? A hectoPascal is 100 Pascals, yes. So 565 Pascal is 5.65 hectoPascals."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 29:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vUdXtCbCIw&t=1756s)

### Example 2
> "in hectoPascals, which is a hundredth of a Pascal."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 28:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vUdXtCbCIw&t=1717s)

### Example 3
> "This is the 850 hectoPascal level, which is about a kilometer and a half above the ocean surface."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 36:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-n0CeFWtk&t=2171s)

### Example 4
> "So 565 Pascal is 5.65 hectoPascals."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 29:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vUdXtCbCIw&t=1760s)

### Example 5
> "So this would be 992.217 hectopascals."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 20:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0lGAeMH9g&t=1211s)

### Example 6
> "Yes. Where are the hectoPascals coming from?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 35:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-n0CeFWtk&t=2150s)

### Example 7
> "So we are predicting that she will find a pressure difference of 5.65 hectoPascals, which is also"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 28:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vUdXtCbCIw&t=1722s)

### Example 8
> "In the meteorological literature, you'll often find hectopascals used instead of pascals."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 20:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0lGAeMH9g&t=1220s)

### Example 9
> "Yes. Sorry. Is a hectoPascal 100 Pascals or one hundredth of a Pascal?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 29:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vUdXtCbCIw&t=1750s)

### Example 10
> "weird pressure metric basically as pressure goes down the altitude goes up so that's why I'm showing your hectopascal here with"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 32:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYWc-2yAiBA&t=1925s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [hpa](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hpa)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "hectopascal" correctly?
"hectopascal" is pronounced `/hɛktɒpæskæl/`. Syllable breakdown: **hec·to·pa·scal**.

### What does "hectopascal" mean in context?
An SI unit of pressure equal to 10² pascals. Symbol: hPa

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