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)

  1. 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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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)

  1. (sciences) Fahrenheit

Declension
Declension of Fahrenheit [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Fahrenheit
genitive eines des Fahrenheit
dative einem dem Fahrenheit
accusative ein das Fahrenheit

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