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Definition of Fahrenheit

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer. "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"

2. Noun. German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736).

Definition of Fahrenheit

1. a. Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit's thermometric scale.

Definition of Fahrenheit

1. Adjective. Describing 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Fahrenheit

1. A measurement of temperature commonly used in the U.S.A. Normal body temperature is considered to be 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius. Body temperature can vary 1/2 to 1 degree Fahrenheit above or below 98.6 f. And still be considered normal. Body temperature varies with many factors including level of activity. To convert a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius use: C = (F-32) x 5/9. To convert a Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit use: F = (C x 9/5) + 32 (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fahrenheit

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Fahd Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud Faheem Fahr's disease Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect Fahrenheit Fahrenheit scale Fahrenheit thermometer Fahrvergnügen Faihriem

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Literary usage of Fahrenheit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1892)
"The author commenced by drawing attention to the fact that, although the fahrenheit thermometer has been so generally used in England, ..."

2. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"Centigrade to fahrenheit: Divide by 5, multiply by 9 and add 32. Example: 260 Cent. -5- 5 = 52. 52 X 9 = 468 + 32 = 500 Fahr. Ans. 260 Cent. = 500 Fahr. ..."

3. Steam Power Plant Auxiliaries and Accessories by Terrell Croft (1922)
"406 Tf, Loss of gas temperature, in degrees fahrenheit 303 Tfi Temperature of intake water to injector, in degrees fahrenheit 189 Tf, Temperature of steam ..."

4. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company, Steven C. Stultz, John B. Litto (1913)
"application of the law, a new thermometric scale is constructed as follows: the point corresponding 10—460 degrees fahrenheit, is taken as the zero point on ..."

5. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry (1831)
"To convert fahrenheit to Reaumur, F-~32 X 4 _ R Rule 5. ... To reduce Wedgwood's degrees to those of fahrenheit, we have W. x ISO + 1077 = F. Rule 8. ..."

6. Workshop Receipts by Ernest Spon, Robert Haldane, Charles George Warnford Lock (1883)
"Enter between the cold and 160° fahrenheit ; after heating up, boil from 10 to 30 ... Brought on from 100° fahrenheit ; boil 10 minutes. FRENCH PINK. ..."

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