Phrase guide

degree Fahrenheit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A degree on the Fahrenheit scale for measuring temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • melts at X degrees Fahrenheit
  • boils at X degrees Fahrenheit
  • They were telling us how many degrees it gets up to on sunny days, but they were talking about degrees Fahrenheit, and I don't remember the numbers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: degree, mul:°

2

noun

Meaning 2

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: F

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: degree

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: градус Фаренхайт (gradus Farenhajt) — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Chinese Mandarin: 華氏度 /华氏度 (huáshìdù) — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Esperanto: grado farenhejta — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Finnish: fahrenheitaste — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Finnish: Fahrenheit-aste — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • German: Grad Fahrenheit — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Hungarian: Fahrenheit-fok — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Japanese: 華氏度 (kashido) — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Japanese: カ氏度 — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Korean: 화씨도 (hwassido) — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Polish: stopień Fahrenheita — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Portuguese: grau Fahrenheit — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Russian: гра́дус Фаренге́йта (grádus Farengéjta) — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Swedish: grad Fahrenheit — one degree on Fahrenheit scale
  • Vietnamese: độ F — one degree on Fahrenheit scale