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fahrenheit

Fahr·en·heit
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [far-uh n-hahyt; German fahr-uh n-hahyt]
    • /ˈfær ənˌhaɪt; German ˈfɑr ənˌhaɪt/
    • /ˈfær.ən.haɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [far-uh n-hahyt; German fahr-uh n-hahyt]
    • /ˈfær ənˌhaɪt; German ˈfɑr ənˌhaɪt/

Definitions of fahrenheit word

  • noun fahrenheit Gabriel Daniel [German gah-bree-el dah-nee-el] /German ˈgɑ briˌɛl ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers. 1
  • adjective fahrenheit noting, pertaining to, or measured according to a temperature scale (Fahrenheit scale) in which 32° represents the ice point and 212° the steam point. Symbol: F. 1
  • adjective fahrenheit on temperature scale 1
  • adjective fahrenheit Fahrenheit is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °F. 0
  • adjective fahrenheit Fahrenheit is also a noun. 0
  • adjective fahrenheit of or measured according to the Fahrenheit scale of temperature 0
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Parts of speech for Fahrenheit

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fahrenheit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • humiture

    a measure of the discomfort most people feel because of the combined effects of atmospheric temperature and humidity; variously defined as Fahrenheit temperature plus some function of vapor pressure.

  • rankine

    William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.

  • sub-zero

    indicating or recording lower than zero on some scale, especially on the Fahrenheit scale: a week of sub-zero temperatures.
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