Fahrenheit

English <dab> Etymology en temperature :bor de:Fahrenheit<id:surname> From en de Fahrenheit, en Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit = 1. Pronunciation en /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/ Mmmm /ˈfɛɹənhaɪt/ /ˈfɑːɹənhaɪt/ uncommon en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fahrenheit.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Fahrenheit.wav US Adjective - 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. en December 21, 2017 Foster Klug Kim Tong-hyung Yong Jun Chang The cold returns for Winter Games in mountainous Pyeongchang w:AP News https://web.archive.org/web/20240218150222/https://apnews.com/general-news-2ceb498c421e44779f9d7792011e2c31 February 18, 2024 https://apnews.com/general-news-2ceb498c421e44779f9d7792011e2c31 Pyeongchang sits nearly half a mile above sea level in the northeastern corner of South Korea, not too far from the border with the North. It is one of the coldest parts of the country — wind chill in February is often in single digits (Fahrenheit) — and notorious for a powerful, biting wind that gathers force as it barrels down out of Siberia and the Manchurian Plain and then across the jagged granite peaks of North Korea. en 2021 Claire Cock-Starkey Hyphens & Hashtags Bodleian Library 142 For example, in the Fahrenheit scale 212°F is the boiling point of water. en Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn 59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/travel/thailand-bangkok-cold-weather-intl-hnk/index.html 2025-01-14 Temperatures in Bangkok fell as low as 59.3 degrees Fahrenheit (15.2 degrees Celsius) on Monday, the lowest the capital has seen in years, as the country’s weather agency warned cool conditions could persist through mid-February. https://web.archive.org/web/20250124013912/https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/travel/thailand-bangkok-cold-weather-intl-hnk/index.html Coordinate terms en centigrade Celsius Kelvin kelvin Derived terms en degree Fahrenheit Translations temperature scale Bulgarian: bg Фа́ренхайт m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 華氏 waa4 si6 Mandarin: cmn 華氏 Huáshì Esperanto: eo Farenhejto, eo farenhejta Finnish: fi fahrenheit French: fr Fahrenheit German: de Fahrenheit n Greek: el Φαρενάιτ Hindi: hi फ़ारेन्हाइट Japanese: ja 華氏 かし, Kashi Korean: ko ^화씨(華氏) Kyrgyz: ky Фаренгейт Macedonian: mk Фаренхајт Persian: fa فارنهایت Fârenhâyt Portuguese: pt fahrenheit Russian: ru Фаренге́йт m Spanish: es Fahrenheit Swedish: sv Fahrenheit Tagalog: tl Parenhayt, tl Parenhait Turkish: tr fahrenhayt Yiddish: yi פֿאַרנהײַט Further reading en Temperature German Etymology de :af fahren -heit surname de Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit =. The surname is poorly attested and of uncertain origin, but superficially composed of de fahren to go, travel + the suffix de -heit. Pronunciation de /ˈfaːʁənhaɪ̯t/ de Fah ren heit de De-Fahrenheit.ogg de De-Fahrenheit2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,-.sg de science en Fahrenheit Declension n,-.sg Further reading Luxembourgish Noun lb noun en Fahrenheit Further reading Spanish Pronunciation fárenjait fárenjeit + Adjective en Fahrenheit Further reading Tagalog Etymology tl :ubor en:Fahrenheit + 1 Pronunciation Fárenhayt Fah.ren.heit Noun Fáhrenhéit Farenhayt tl Parenhayt