Fahrenheit

/ˈfærənˌhaɪt/

Definition of Fahrenheit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

measurement

TECH.

scale used to measure temperature

TECH.

Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

temperature scale

science

Rare

German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer

Rare

Fahrenheit was born in 1686 in Gdańsk.

inventor

researcher

scientist

Adjective

measurement

TECH.

measured on a temperature scale with freezing at thirty-two degrees

TECH.

The oven temperature is set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

temperature scale

thermometric

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Expressions with Fahrenheit

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degree Fahrenheit

unit of temperature measurement in the Fahrenheit scale

Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit..

Fahrenheit scale

scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212

The thermometer showed 75 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale..

Origin of Fahrenheit

German, Fahrenheit (surname of physicist)

Terms with Fahrenheit included in their meaning

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mid-eighties

weather

temperature range from 83 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit

eighties

temperature range

temperatures between 80 and 89 degrees Fahrenheit

sub-zero

adj.

below zero fahrenheit

having a temperature lower than 0°F, extremely cold

Fahr.

abbr.

abr: Fahrenheit

temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees

Rankine

measurement

temperature unit using absolute-zero offset on Fahrenheit scale

Rankine scale

science

temperature scale starting at absolute zero in Fahrenheit degrees

Wood's metal

melting point

alloy melting at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit

degree Fahrenheit

temperature

unit of temperature measurement in the Fahrenheit scale

Examples of Fahrenheit in a sentence

He adjusted the thermostat to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit's invention revolutionized temperature measurement.
The museum displayed a portrait of Fahrenheit.
The forecast predicted a high of 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
The water temperature was recorded at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

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French:Fahrenheit, ...
German:Fahrenheit, ...
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Chinese:华氏度, 华氏的, ...
Japanese:華氏, 華氏の, ...
Arabic:فهرنهايت, فَهْرِنْهَايت, ...
Hebrew:פַרְנְהַיְיט, ...
Russian:Фаренгейт, по Фаренгейту, ...
Ukrainian:Фаренгейт, за Фаренгейтом, ...
Hindi:फारेनहाइट, ...
Bengali:ফারেনহাইট, ...
Catalan:Fahrenheit, en Fahrenheit, ...
Czech:Fahrenheitova stupnice, fahrenheitový, ...
Danish:Fahrenheit, ...
Dutch:Fahrenheit, ...
Greek:Φαρενάιτ, ...
Hungarian:Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit-fokú, ...
Khmer:ហ្វារិនហៃត, ខ្នាតវាស់សីតុណ្ហភាពដែលទឹកកកនៅ ៣២ ដឺក្រេ, ...
Korean:화씨, 화씨의, ...
Persian:فارنهایت, مقیاس فارنهایت, ...
Polish:Fahrenheit, Fahrenheita, ...
Portuguese (BR):Fahrenheit, ...
Romanian:Fahrenheit, ...
Swedish:Fahrenheit, ...
Thai:ฟาเรนไฮต์, ...
Turkish:Fahrenheit, ...
Vietnamese:Fahrenheit, theo Fahrenheit, ...

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Definition of Fahrenheit - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

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Origin of Fahrenheit

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