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Definition of Fahrenheit adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Fahrenheit

adjective
 
/ˈfærənhaɪt/
 
/ˈfærənhaɪt/
(abbreviation F)
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  1. of or using a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
    • fifty degrees Fahrenheit
    • Temperatures tomorrow will rise to around seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: named after Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), German physicist.
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