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 Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius is °C = (°F−32)
noun
this thermometer or its scale
See Fahrenheit in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fărˈən-hītˌ)
adjective Abbr. F
Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32° and the boiling point as 212° at one atmosphere of pressure. See Table at measurement.
(fărˈən-hītˌ, fäˈrən-), Gabriel Daniel 1686-1736.
German-born physicist who invented the mercury thermometer (1714) and devised the Fahrenheit temperature scale.