Fahrenheit
English
Etymology
From German Fahrenheit, named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
Adjective
Fahrenheit (not comparable)
- 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.
Translations
temperature scale
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Further reading
Fahrenheit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Etymology
Named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
Pronunciation
Noun
Fahrenheit n (genitive Fahrenheit, no plural)
Declension
Further reading
- “Fahrenheit” in Duden online
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