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Definition of Fahrenheit

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer. "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"

2. Noun. German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736).

Definition of Fahrenheit

1. a. Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit's thermometric scale.

Definition of Fahrenheit

1. Adjective. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Fahrenheit

1. A measurement of temperature commonly used in the U.S.A. Normal body temperature is considered to be 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius. Body temperature can vary 1/2 to 1 degree Fahrenheit above or below 98.6 f. And still be considered normal. Body temperature varies with many factors including level of activity. To convert a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius use: C = (F-32) x 5/9. To convert a Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit use: F = (C x 9/5) + 32 (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fahrenheit

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Fahd Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud Faheem Fahr's disease Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect Fahrenheit Fahrenheit scale Fahrenheit thermometer Fahrvergnügen Faihriem

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