Fahrenheit
ənˌhaɪt; noun
adjective
2.
noting, pertaining to, or measured according to a temperature scale (Fahrenheit scale) in which 32° represents the ice point and 212° the steam point. Symbol: F
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Fahrenheit1 (ˈfærənˌhaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| F of or measured according to the Fahrenheit scale of temperature | |
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| Fahrenheit2 (German ˈfaːrənhait) | |
| —n | |
| Gabriel Daniel (ˈɡaːbrieːl ˈdaːnieːl). 1686--1736, German physicist, who invented the mercury thermometer and devised the temperature scale that bears his name | |
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Fahrenheit
1753, named for Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686-1736), Prussian physicist who proposed the scale in 1714. An abstract surname meaning lit. "experience."
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Fahrenheit Fahr·en·heit (fār'ən-hīt')
adj.
Abbr. F
Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32°F and the boiling point as 212°F at one atmosphere of pressure.
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Fahrenheit  (fār'ən-hīt') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) Relating to or based on a temperature scale that indicates the freezing point of water as 32° and the boiling point of water as 212° under standard atmospheric pressure. |
| Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel 1686-1736.
German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer in 1714 and devised the Fahrenheit temperature scale. |
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Fahrenheit [(fair-uhn-heyet)]
A temperature scale, used primarily in the United States, in which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point 212 degrees. Temperatures in this scale are denoted by °F or, in scientific usage, F alone. (Compare Celsius.)
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