Found 2 items, similar to Fahrenheit.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Fahrenheit Fahrenheit n : German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) [syn: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fahrenheit Fahrenheit \Fah"ren*heit\prop. a. [G.] Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit's thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to celsius. -- n. The Fahrenheit thermometer or scale. [1913 Webster] Note: The Fahrenheit thermometer is so graduated that the freezing point of water is at 32 degrees above the zero of its scale, and the boiling point at one atmosphere of pressure is 212 degrees. It is commonly used in the United States and in England. [1913 Webster]