Fahrenheit

[far-uhn-hahyt, fahr-uhn-hahyt]

noun

1. Gabriel Daniel 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.

adjective

1. noting, pertaining to, or measured according to a temperature scale Fahrenheitscale in which 32° represents the ice point and 212° the steam point. F

Fahrenheit

¹

/ ˈfærənˌhaɪt /

adjective

1. F. of or measured according to the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

Fahrenheit

²

/ ˈfaːrənhait /

noun

1. Gabriel Daniel (ˈɡaːbrieːl ˈdaːnieːl). 1686–1736, German physicist, who invented the mercury thermometer and devised the temperature scale that bears his name

Fahrenheit

¹

1. Relating to or based on a temperature scale that indicates the freezing point of water as 32° and the boiling point of water as 212° under standard atmospheric pressure.

Fahrenheit

²

1. German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer in 1714 and devised the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

Fahrenheit

¹

1. A temperature scale according to which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. The scale was devised by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, an instrument maker of the eighteenth century, born in Germany.

Fahrenheit

²

1. A temperature scale, used primarily in the United States, in which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point 212 degrees. Temperatures in this scale are denoted by °F or, in scientific usage, F alone. (Compare Celsius.)

Example Sentences

One ongoing lawsuit against Dade Correctional Institution concerns the lack of air conditioning that led to four inmates dying last year in Miami, where heat indexes can rise up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

From Salon

“People in hotter climates tend to be more acclimatized to heat, including working in temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and thus have a lower risk of heat injury or illness.”

From Los Angeles Times

The temperature topped 85 degrees Fahrenheit, with no clouds interrupting the blue sky overhead to offer protection from the sun.

From Los Angeles Times

Once the right salinity and temperature was reached — roughly 1-2 parts per thousand and 66 degrees Fahrenheit respectively — the fish would be good to go.

From Los Angeles Times

What began as a form of therapy transformed into the book “Fahrenheit-182,” which recounts his life, from a military kid to a punk-loving, skateboarding teenager to a rock star with millions of fans.

From Los Angeles Times