# Fahrenheit

Pronunciation: US say "FA-ruhn-hyt" /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/; UK

## Adjective

1. Of a temperature scale now defined so that 32° equals 0°C, with each degree equal to 5/9 of a Celsius degree.
   - Simple: Used to describe a temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
   - _American weather forecasts still report temperatures on the Fahrenheit scale._
   - _Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level._

## Origin

From German Fahrenheit, named after the Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.

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