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Fahrenheit

Pronunciation: /ˈfar(ə)nhʌɪt, ˈfɑː-/

(abbreviation: F)

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Definition of Fahrenheit

adjective

[postpositive when used with a numeral]

of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions: the temperature was steady at 65° Fahrenheit

noun

(also Fahrenheit scale) the Fahrenheit scale of temperature.

Origin:

mid 18th century: named after Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), German physicist

Spelling help

Fahrenheit should be spelled with a capital F, then -ahr-; the ending is -heit. It is named after the German physicist Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit.