Complete Definition of "Fahrenheit"

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English

Etymology
From the German scientist Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit.

Adjective
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Fahrenheit

  1. 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.

Translations

Chinese: �� (huáshì)
Finnish: Fahrenheit
French: Fahrenheit
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Japanese: �� (��, kashi), ��温度� (�������, kashi ondokei)
Russian: �а�енгей� (farengéit) m
Spanish: Fahrenheit

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Category:Temperature

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