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Fahrenheit
(redirected from Fahrenheit scale of temperature)

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Fahr·en·heit  (frn-ht)
adj. Abbr. F
Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32° and the boiling point as 212° at one atmosphere of pressure. See Table at measurement.

[After Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit.]

Fahr·en·heit  (frn-ht, färn-), Gabriel Daniel 1686-1736.
German-born physicist who invented the mercury thermometer (1714) and devised the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

Fahrenheit [ˈfærənˌhaɪt]
adj
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) of or measured according to the Fahrenheit scale of temperature. Symbol F
[named after G. D. Fahrenheit (1686-1736), German physicist and inventor of the scale]

Fahrenheit2
n
(Biographies / Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel (1686-1736) M, German, SCIENCE: physicist, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Gabriel Daniel (ˈgaːbrieːl ˈdaːnieːl). 1686-1736, German physicist, who invented the mercury thermometer and devised the temperature scale that bears his name

Fahrenheit  (frn-ht)
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.
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Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit and Celsius readings on a mercury thermometer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Fahrenheit - German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)Fahrenheit - German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
Adj.1.fahrenheit - of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer; "water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"
Translations
Fahrenheit [ˈfærənhaɪt]
A. NFahrenheit m (termómetro, grados etc)
B. CPD Fahrenheit thermometer Ntermómetro m de(grados)Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit [ˈfærənhaɪt]
adjFahrenheit inv
nFahrenheit m inv
in Fahrenheit → en Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit
nFahrenheit nt

Fahrenheit [ˈfærnhaɪt] adjFahrenheit inv
Fahrenheit scale → scala Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit
adj Fahrenheit [ˈfӕrənhӕit]
(often abbreviated toFwhen written) as measured on a Fahrenheit thermometer fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50F). Fahrenheit فِهرِنهايت фаренхайт Fahrenheita fahrenheit Fahrenheit της κλίμακας Φαρενάιτ Fahrenheit Fahrenheit درجه فارنهایت Fahrenheit Fahrenheit פָרֶנהַייט फैरेनहाइट farenhajtovih (stupnjeva) Fahrenheit Fahrenheit Fahrenheitkvarði Fahrenheit 華氏温度計の 화씨 온도계 pagal Farenheitą pēc Fārenheita Fahrenheit Fahrenheit fahrenheit (w skali) Fahrenheita Fahrenheit/OMITIR? Fahrenheit по Фаренгейту Fahrenheita Fahrenheita Farenhajt Fahrenheit ฟาห์เรนไฮต์ Fahrenayt 華氏(溫度)的 за Фаренгейтом حرارت کا پیمانا جس میں پانی کا معیاری نقطئہ انجماد 32 ڈگری ہے اور نقطئہ جوش 212 ڈگری thang nhiệt Fa-ren-hét )的


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