Fahrenheit

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɑːɹənˈhaɪt/

Adjective

Fahrenheit (not comparable)

1. 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.

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Translations

• French: Fahrenheit
• German: Fahrenheit
• Portuguese: fahrenheit
• Russian: Фаренге́йт
• Spanish: Fahrenheit

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