ADJECTIVE | pert | Fahrenheit | of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer |
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NOUN | person | Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit | German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) |
Sounds | feh'rahnhhay.t | |
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Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | Of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer. | |
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Spanish | Fahrenheit | |
Nouns | Fahrenheit scale | a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees |
Meaning | German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736). | |
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Synonym | Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit | |
Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
Catalan | Fahrenheit, Grau Fahrenheit |
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