adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfæɹənhaɪt/
/ˈfɛɹənhaɪt/Mary–marry–merry merger
uncommon:/ˈfɑːɹənhaɪt/
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CMU ARPABET:F EH1 R AH0 N HH AY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physicist
History
Etymology
From German Fahrenheit, named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
Фа́ренхайт
(Fárenhajt)
— temperature scale
Chinese Cantonese:
華氏 /华氏
(waa4 si6)
— temperature scale
Chinese Mandarin:
華氏 /华氏
(Huáshì)
— temperature scale
Esperanto:
Farenhejto
— temperature scale
Esperanto:
farenhejta
— temperature scale
Finnish:
fahrenheit
— temperature scale
French:
Fahrenheit
— temperature scale
German:
Fahrenheit
— temperature scale
Greek:
Φαρενάιτ
(Farenáit)
— temperature scale
Japanese:
華氏
(Kashi)
— temperature scale
Korean:
화씨
(Hwassi)
— temperature scale
Kyrgyz:
Фаренгейт
(Farengeyt)
— temperature scale
Macedonian:
Фаренхајт
(Farenhajt)
— temperature scale
Persian:
فارنهایت
(Fârenhâyt)
— temperature scale
Portuguese:
fahrenheit
— temperature scale
Russian:
Фаренге́йт
(Farengéjt)
— temperature scale
Spanish:
Fahrenheit
— temperature scale
Swedish:
Fahrenheit
— temperature scale
Tagalog:
Parenhayt
— temperature scale
Tagalog:
Parenhait
— temperature scale
Turkish:
fahrenhayt
— temperature scale
Yiddish:
פֿאַרנהײַט
(farnhayt)
— temperature scale
