Meaning & use
Fahrenheit
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A temperature scale on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees under standard atmospheric pressure.
See it in a sentence
The forecast predicts a high of 75 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow.
Most of the world uses Celsius rather than Fahrenheit for everyday temperature.
A note on using this word
Named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who proposed the scale in 1724.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Relating to or measured on this temperature scale.
Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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