Fahrenheit
English
Etymology
From German Fahrenheit, named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/, /ˈfɛəɹənhaɪt/, (uncommon) /ˈfɑːɹənhaɪt/
Audio (UK) (file)
Adjective
Fahrenheit (not comparable)
- Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
- 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 142:
- For example, in the Fahrenheit scale 212°F is the boiling point of water.
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Coordinate terms
- Celsius
- centigrade
- Kelvin
- kelvin
Derived terms
- degree Fahrenheit
Translations
temperature scale
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Further reading
- Fahrenheit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Etymology
Named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. The surname is poorly attested and of uncertain origin, but superficially composed of fahren (“to go, travel”) + the suffix -heit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːʁənhaɪ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Fah‧ren‧heit
Audio (file)
Noun
Fahrenheit n (strong, genitive Fahrenheit, no plural)
- (sciences) Fahrenheit
Declension
Declension of Fahrenheit [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Fahrenheit |
genitive | eines | des | Fahrenheit |
dative | einem | dem | Fahrenheit |
accusative | ein | das | Fahrenheit |
Further reading
- “Fahrenheit” in Duden online
- “Fahrenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache