fahrenheit

/ˈfærənˌhaɪt/

nounfahr · en · heit

Think: **FAHR** (like “far”) + **EN** + **HEIT** (sounds like “height”) → *Fahrenheit* measures how “high” the temperature is.

Yes, it's fahrenheit. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-heit** (like *height*), not **-hite** or **-heit** with extra letters.

Definitions

  1. nounA temperature scale in which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° (at standard atmospheric pressure).
  2. nounA unit of temperature on this scale, written as °F.

Examples

  • “It was 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside, so we stayed in the shade.”
  • “The recipe says to bake the cookies at 350°F (Fahrenheit) for 10 minutes.”
  • “Scientists often report temperatures in Celsius, but many U.S. weather forecasts use Fahrenheit.”

Synonyms

°FF scaleFahrenheit scaleFahrenheit temperature

Translations

ES FahrenheitPT FahrenheitFR Fahrenheit

Common misspellings

farenheitfahrenhitefarenheightfahrenheightfahrenhietfahreinheitfahrenheitFarenheit

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