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Noun: Fahrenheit scale  'fer-un,hIt skeyl [N. Amer], 'fa-run,hIt skeyl [Brit]
  1. A temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water as 212 degrees
    "The US commonly uses the Fahrenheit scale for everyday temperature measurements"

Type of: temperature scale

Encyclopedia: Fahrenheit scale