English adjective: Fahrenheit | |||
| 1. | Fahrenheit of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer | ||
| Samples | Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions. | ||
English noun: Fahrenheit | |||
| 1. | Fahrenheit (person) German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) | ||
| Synonyms | Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit | ||
| Instance hypernym | physicist | ||