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Fahrenheit scale

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noun

  1. a scale of temperatures in which 32° represents the melting point of ice and 212° represents the boiling point of pure water under standard atmospheric pressure Compare Celsius scale

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Among U.N. member states, the U.S. is an outlier in sticking with the Fahrenheit scale.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

The F-intercept means that when the temperature is 0° on the Celsius scale, it is 32° on the Fahrenheit scale.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

What is this temperature on the kelvin scale and on the Fahrenheit scale?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The TV news reported temperatures as high as 45 °C. What was the temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Thermomet′rically.—For the Centigrade and the Fahrenheit scale and their relations to each other, see Centigrade and Fahrenheit.

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