adj
Fahrenheit
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adj
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Relating to the temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
"It was 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside."
"The recipe calls for an oven temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit."
How to Use Fahrenheit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe temperature scale used mainly in the US, as opposed to Celsius used almost everywhere else.
UK vs US
The US still uses Fahrenheit for everyday temperatures; the UK and most of the world use Celsius.
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Etymology
Named after the Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who devised the scale in the early 18th century.