Fahrenheit

Definition of Fahrenheit

Adjectives

of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
"water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"

Nouns

German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
Synonyms:
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
Example of:
physicist
a scientist trained in physics

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Words that contain Fahrenheit

degree Fahrenheit
 Fahrenheit scale
 Fahrenheit thermometer
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