Fahrenheit scale

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Fahrenheit scale

noun

Etymology Named after the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who invented the scale.

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A scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as 32 degrees (32 °F) and the boiling point of water defined as 212 degrees (212 °F).

Related terms
degrees Fahrenheit

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