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| Fah·ren·heit [ fárrən ht ] |
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on or of nonmetric temperature scale: using or measured on a temperature scale on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under normal atmospheric conditions. In scientific and technical contexts temperatures are now usually measured in degrees Celsius instead of Fahrenheit.
See also Celsius
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| [Mid-18th century. After Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) German physicist] |
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