Fahrenheit

prop. a.

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Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit's thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to celsius.

Noun

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Fahrenheit - German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) Synonyms: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, physicist