Convert one pascal to millipascals

Explanation

To convert one pascal to millipascals all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

We find that one pascal is equal to 1000 millipascals.

Formula

1 Pa = 1000 mPa

pascalsPa

dimension	pressure
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	Pa

The pascal (Pa) is the derived SI unit of pressure.

Definition of the pascal

One pascal is the pressure exerted by a force of one newton on a surface of one square meter.

The pascal is homogeneous to kilogram per meter per second squared.

Pa = N m^-2 = kg m⁻¹ s⁻²

The International System of Units 9^th edition p. 137

Equivalences

Here are some equivalences between the pascal and other pressure units:

Some Facts

The pascal is quite a small unit. A common housefly laying flat on your hand would apply a pressure of approximately 8 pascals.

Pressure units

nanopascal	nPa	0.000 000 001
micropascal	µPa	0.000 001
millipascal	mPa	0.001
centipascal	cPa	0.01
decipascal	dPa	0.1
pascal	Pa	1
dekapascal	daPa	10
hectopascal	hPa	100
kilopascal	kPa	1000
megapascal	MPa	1 000 000
gigapascal	GPa	1 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.

millipascalsmPa

dimension	pressure
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	mPa

The millipascal (mPa) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the millipascal

One millipascal is equal to 0.001 pascals.

Equivalences

Here are some equivalences between the millipascal and other pressure units:

Some Facts

A pressure in the order of the millipascal is pretty insignificant. A sheet of paper laying flat on a table somewhere on Earth would apply a pressure of roughly 600 millipascals by itself. The pressure created by the atmosphere above the sheet of paper would be tens of thousands of time greater.

Prefix

milli

10^-3

The prefix milli- comes from the Latin mille meaning a thousand. The associated multiplicative factor is 0.001 or 10^-3.

Pressure units

nanopascal	nPa	0.000 000 001
micropascal	µPa	0.000 001
millipascal	mPa	0.001
centipascal	cPa	0.01
decipascal	dPa	0.1
pascal	Pa	1
dekapascal	daPa	10
hectopascal	hPa	100
kilopascal	kPa	1000
megapascal	MPa	1 000 000
gigapascal	GPa	1 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.