Fahrenheit scale

British

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

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

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 F-intercept means that when the temperature is 0° on the Celsius scale, it is 32° on the Fahrenheit scale.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

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

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

On the Fahrenheit scale the points are respectively 32� and 212�; on the Centigrade scale they are 0� and 100�; and on the R�aumur they are 0� and 80�.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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