Fahrenheit
Pronunciation: /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/
The English word “Fahrenheit” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
Etymology
From German Fahrenheit, named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
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