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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Fahr•en•heit /ˈfærənˌhaɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - Physicsrelating to or measured according to a temperature scale (ˈFahr•en•heit ˌscale) in which 32° represents the point at which ice forms, and 212° represents the point at which steam forms. [after a noun or number] The temperature is seventy degrees Fahrenheit. Symbol: F
Compare Celsius. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Fahr•en•heit (far′ən hīt′;USA pronunciation Ger. fär′ən•hīt′), n. Ga•bri•el Da•ni•el (Ger. gä′brē el′ dä′nē el′),USA pronunciation 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers. adj. - Physicsnoting, pertaining to, or measured according to a temperature scale (Fahr′enheit scale′) in which 32° represents the ice point and 212° the steam point. Symbol: F See illus. under thermometer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Fahrenheit /ˈfærənˌhaɪt/ adj - of or measured according to the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
Symbol: F
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