Fahrenheit

American  

[far-uhn-hahyt, fahr-uhn-hahyt] / ˈfær ənˌhaɪt, ˈfɑr ənˌhaɪt /

noun

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

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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 British  

/ ˈfærənˌhaɪt /

adjective

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

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Fahrenheit ² British  

/ 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

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Fahrenheit ¹ Scientific  

/ făr′ən-hīt′ /

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.

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Fahrenheit ² Scientific  

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

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Fahrenheit ¹ Cultural  

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.

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Fahrenheit ² Cultural  

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.)

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Example Sentences

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Fahrenheit

“It’s like Fahrenheit and Celsius—to some extent you’re never going to have the same output.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Their results indicate that T. rex maintained a body temperature of about 97 degrees Fahrenheit, remarkably close to that of humans.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit were making it difficult to go out during the day, and water shortages were making her business, which uses horses to coach business leaders, untenable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

While the world is now nearing the dangerous threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, the scenario represents at least 4 degrees Celsius, or 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit, of warming above pre-industrial levels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

In the winter, the temperature can sink to 100 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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