- Fahrenheit thermometer
- a thermometer employing the Fahrenheit scale (q.v.).
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Fahrenheit thermometer
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Fahrenheit thermometer — Fahrenheit Fah ren*heitprop. a. [G.] Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit s thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to {celsius}. n. The Fahrenheit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fahrenheit thermometer — noun a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit • Hypernyms: ↑thermometer … Useful english dictionary
Fahrenheit thermometer — n. thermometer determining in degrees Fahrenheit … English contemporary dictionary
Fahrenheit — Fah ren*heitprop. a. [G.] Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit s thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to {celsius}. n. The Fahrenheit thermometer or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fahrenheit scale — On a Fahrenheit thermometer, under standard atmospheric pressure, boiling point of water is 21 2 degrees and freezing point is 32 degrees above zero … Dictionary of automotive terms
Thermometer — Ther*mom e*ter (th[ e]r*m[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Thermo + meter: cf. F. thermom[ e]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fahrenheit — Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point of water 212°F. The Fahrenheit scale is still obstinately in use in the US. This anachronism requires conversion from Centigrade (°C) to Fahrenheit (°F), and… … Medical dictionary
Thermometer — (griech., Wärmemesser; hierzu Tafel »Thermometer« mit Text), Instrument zur Bestimmung des Wärmezustandes oder der Temperatur eines Körpers. Das T. ist wahrscheinlich von Galilei kurz vor 1600 erfunden und Thermoskop genannt worden; Santorio ist… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Fahrenheit — [fer′ən hīt΄] adj. [after G. D. Fahrenheit (1686 1736), Ger physicist who devised the scale] designating or of a thermometer on which 32° is the freezing point and 212° is the boiling point of water: abbrev. F: the formula for converting a… … English World dictionary
Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel — Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel, zu Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts zu Danzig geboren, bekannter Physiker, war der Erste, welcher genau übereinstimmende Thermometer verfertigte, deren Gradeintheilung noch jetzt zum Unterschiede von denen Reaumur s (s. d.)… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
