Fahrenheit

[ far-uhn-hahyt; German fahr-uhn-hahyt ]

noun

1. Ga·bri·el Da·ni·el [gah, -b, r, ee-el , dah, -nee-el], 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.

adjective

1. noting, pertaining to, or measured according to a temperature scale Fahrenheitscale in which 32° represents the ice point and 212° the steam point. : F

Fahrenheit

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/ ˈfærənˌhaɪt /

adjective

1. of or measured according to the Fahrenheit scale of temperature F

Fahrenheit

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/ ˈfaːrənhait /

noun

1. FahrenheitGabriel Daniel16861736MGermanSCIENCE: physicistTECHNOLOGY: inventor Gabriel Daniel (ˈɡaːbrieːl ˈdaːnieːl). 1686–1736, German physicist, who invented the mercury thermometer and devised the temperature scale that bears his name

Fahrenheit

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1. German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer in 1714 and devised the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

Fahrenheit

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/ făr′ən-hīt′ /

1. 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

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1. A temperature scale according to which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. The scale was devised by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, an instrument maker of the eighteenth century, born in Germany .

Fahrenheit

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1. 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 .)

Example Sentences

Peaches need "peach chill" — a certain amount of time in temperatures that are under 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

From Salon

Even the supposed “crown jewel of the reefs” looked bleached because of temperatures upwards of 80 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

From Salon

The result is that the descending air heats up by almost 30 degrees Fahrenheit for every vertical mile it sinks.

From Los Angeles Times

According to a recent post by the National Weather Service, a record high temperature of 108 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded in Phoenix, Ariz. on Wednesday, breaking a 28-year record for the city.

From Salon

Temperatures in the desert can reach up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months and dip below freezing during the winter.

From Salon