fahrenheit — A temperature scale where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A temperature scale where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfærənhaɪt/
Example Sentences
- My American friend said it was 80 Fahrenheit, but I had no idea if that was hot or cold!
- The weather app shows both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures.
- When she moved to Europe, she struggled to understand Celsius after using Fahrenheit her whole life.
fahrenheit
NOUN[/ˈfærənhaɪt/]
A temperature scale where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
A temperature scale where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
Measuring Fahrenheit at freezing height through the night
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from the name of Gabriel Fahrenheit, an 18th-century German physicist and inventor. Fahrenheit developed the mercury thermometer and established his own temperature scale, which was subsequently named after him and became widely adopted in scientific and everyday use.
Breakdown
Fahrenheit (German surname) + -heit (German suffix meaning 'state' or 'quality'), from the physicist's family name, later genericized to denote the temperature scale he created.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My American friend said it was 80 Fahrenheit, but I had no idea if that was hot or cold!”
“The weather app shows both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures.”
“When she moved to Europe, she struggled to understand Celsius after using Fahrenheit her whole life.”
“The recipe calls for 350 degrees Fahrenheit, which sounds like you're cooking a turkey, not baking cookies!”
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