Meaning Of The Word Fahrenheit

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Fahrenheit
adjective: Fahrenheit is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. It is represented by the symbol ° F.

Fahrenheit in American English
designating or of a thermometer on which 32° is the freezing point and 212° is the boiling point of water: abbrev. F: the formula for converting a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius is ° C = 5⁄9(°F−32)
this thermometer or its scale
adjective: noting, pertaining to, or measured according to a temperature scale (Fahrenheit scale) in which 32° represents the ice point and 212° the steam point

Fahrenheit in British English 1
adjective: of or measured according to the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

Fahrenheit in British English 2
noun: 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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