Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
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Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
(far'en-hit?)Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Ger.-Dutch physicist, 1686–1736.
Fahrenheit scale
Abbreviation: F.A temperature scale with the freezing point of water at 32° and the boiling point at 212°.
See: table; Celsius 1scale; Kelvin 1scaleF | C | F | C | F | C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
500° | 260° | 203° | 95° | 98° | 36.67° |
401 | 205 | 194 | 90 | 97 | 36.11 |
392 | 200 | 176 | 80 | 96 | 35.56 |
383 | 195 | 167 | 75 | 95 | 35 |
374 | 190 | 140 | 60 | 86 | 30 |
356 | 180 | 122 | 50 | 77 | 25 |
347 | 175 | 113 | 45 | 68 | 20 |
338 | 170 | 110 | 43.3 | 50 | 10 |
329 | 165 | 109 | 42.8 | 41 | 5 |
320 | 160 | 108 | 42.2 | 32 | 0 |
311 | 155 | 107 | 41.7 | 23 | –5 |
302 | 150 | 106 | 41.1 | 14 | –10 |
284 | 140 | 105 | 40.6 | 5 | –15 |
275 | 135 | 104 | 40.0 | –4 | –20 |
266 | 130 | 103 | 39.4 | –13 | –25 |
248 | 120 | 102 | 38.9 | –22 | –30 |
239 | 115 | 101 | 38.3 | –40 | –40 |
230 | 110 | 100 | 37.8 | –76 | –60 |
212 | 100 | 99 | 37.2 |
Fahrenheit thermometer
A thermometric scale used in many English-speaking countries in which the boiling point is 212°F and the freezing point is 32°F.
See: tables at Celsius thermometer under Celsius, Anders)Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners