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Fahrenheit scale

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noun

a scale of temperatures in which 32° represents the melting point of ice and 212° represents the boiling point of pure water under standard atmospheric pressure Compare Celsius scale

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Fahrenheit scale

Among U.N. member states, the U.S. is an outlier in sticking with the Fahrenheit scale.

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2025

The F-intercept means that when the temperature is on the Celsius scale, it is on the Fahrenheit scale.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020

The equation is used to convert temperatures, C, on the Celsius scale to temperatures, F, on the Fahrenheit scale.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020

The TV news reported temperatures as high as 45 °C. What was the temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Steam has only to be cooled to the temperature of boiling water, while air must be cooled to 314 degrees below zero on the Fahrenheit scale.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns

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