fahrenheit

Meanings

• noun

  A unit of temperature measurement named after Gabriel Fahrenheit, setting 0 degrees at the freezing point of a brine solution of salt and ice, and 100 degrees at the boiling point of water.

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Rhymes

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arena , charente , garente , larente , marlene , paragon , sarentha , tarente

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Variants

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Fahrenheit , Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

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Etymology

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The unit of temperature measurement named after Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and established the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the Fahrenheit temperature scale was originally based on the body temperature of a live animal?

2. Gabriel Fahrenheit also established the first ice cream parlor in New York City in 1776, using ice harvested from a nearby pond.

3. The Fahrenheit scale is named after the German word for 'happy,' as Fahrenheit believed that a temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit was the most comfortable for humans.

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1. Celsius: Another commonly used temperature scale, where 0 degrees is the freezing point of water and 100 degrees is the boiling point. Fahrenheit is converted to Celsius by subtracting 32 degrees and then multiplying by 5/9.

2. Kelvin: An absolute temperature scale, where 0 Kelvin is the lowest possible temperature (absolute zero) and 273.15 Kelvin is equivalent to 0 degrees Celsius.

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Culture

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Fahrenheit is a widely used temperature scale, particularly in the United States. It is named after Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German scientist who invented the mercury thermometer and established the Fahrenheit temperature scale in 1724.

How to Memorize "fahrenheit"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a thermometer with the Fahrenheit scale, where 0 degrees is at the freezing point of a salt and ice brine, and 100 degrees is at the boiling point of water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the Fahrenheit temperature scale with Gabriel Fahrenheit, the German scientist who invented it.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Fahrenheit Fright' to remember that 32 degrees Fahrenheit is freezing, and 212 degrees Fahrenheit is boiling.

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