fahrenheit temperature
51Fahrenheit — Fah|ren|heit1 [ ferən,haıt ] noun uncount a system for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 32º and boils at 212º Fahrenheit Fah|ren|heit 2 [ ferən,haıt ] adjective measured in Fahrenheit. The written abbreviation is F : The… …
52Fahrenheit 9/11 — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fahrenheit (homonymie) et 9/11. Michael Moore remportant la Palme d or au festival de Cannes 2004. Fahrenheit 9/11 est …
53Fahrenheit — (Cap.) Temperature scale that sets freezing at 32 degrees and boiling at 212; named after the German physicist Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686–1736). To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply the Celsius temperature by 1.8 and add 32, or use… …
54Fahrenheit — A temperature scale on which the boiling point of water is at 212 degrees above zero on the scale and the freezing point is at 32 degrees above zero at standard atmospheric pressure. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s… …
55Fahrenheit — [ far(ə)nhʌɪt, fα: ] (abbrev.: F) adjective [postposition when used with a numeral] of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°. noun (also Fahrenheit scale) this scale of temperature. Origin C18: named… …
56Fahrenheit — I UK [ˈfærənhaɪt] / US [ˈferənˌhaɪt] noun [uncountable] science a system for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 32º and boils at 212º II UK [ˈfærənhaɪt] / US [ˈferənˌhaɪt] adjective science measured in Fahrenheit. The written… …
57Fahrenheit — Fah|ren|heit [ˈfærənhaıt] n [U] written abbreviation F [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686 1736), German scientist] a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 32º and boils at 212º ▪ 72º Fahrenheit (=72 degrees on the… …
58Temperature examination — Taking a patient s temperature is an initial part of a full clinical examination.Core body temperature is normally carefully controlled within a narrow range so that essential enzymatic reactions can occur. Prolonged temperature elevation… …
59Fahrenheit — adjective 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… …
60temperature — tem|pe|ra|ture W2S2 [ˈtempərətʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: temperatura mixture , from temperare; TEMPER2] 1.) [U and C] a measure of how hot or cold a place or thing is temperature of ▪ The temperature of the water was just… …
