| Definitions | | Fahrenheit |
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adjective
- 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: - French: Fahrenheit
- Spanish: Fahrenheit
Etymology: From the German scientist Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit.
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