Fahrenheit

== English == === Etymology === From German Fahrenheit, named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/, (Mary–marry–merry merger) /ˈfɛɹənhaɪt/, (uncommon) /ˈfɑːɹənhaɪt/ === Adjective === Fahrenheit (not comparable) 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. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Fahrenheit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Etymology === Named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. The surname is poorly attested and of uncertain origin, but superficially composed of fahren (“to go, travel”) + the suffix -heit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaːʁənhaɪ̯t/ Hyphenation: Fah‧ren‧heit === Noun === Fahrenheit n (strong, genitive Fahrenheit, no plural) (sciences) Fahrenheit ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Fahrenheit” in Duden online “Fahrenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaɾenxait/ [ˈfa.ɾẽŋ.xai̯t̪] Rhymes: -aɾenxait IPA(key): /ˈfaɾenxeit/ [ˈfa.ɾẽŋ.xei̯t̪] Rhymes: -aɾenxeit Syllabification: Fah‧ren‧heit === Adjective === Fahrenheit m or f (masculine and feminine plural Fahrenheits) Fahrenheit === Further reading === Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “Fahrenheit”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation] “Fahrenheit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025