pas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
  2. noun an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
    dad; dada; papa; pop; pappa; pa; daddy.
  3. noun a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
    protoactinium; atomic number 91; protactinium; Pa.
  4. noun a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
    pascal; Pa.
  5. noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
    Pennsylvania; Keystone State; PA.
  6. noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
    PA; P.A.; PA system; P.A. system; public address system.

WordNet


Pas noun
Etymology
F. See Pace.
Definitions
  1. A pace; a step, as in a dance. Chaucer.
  2. Right of going foremost; precedence. Arbuthnot.

Webster 1913