Noun
- 1. Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
- usage: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
Adjective
- 1. Fahrenheit(postnominal)
- usage: of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer; "water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"
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