fahrenheit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Fahrenheit
    adj 1: of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the
           inventor of the mercury thermometer; "water freezes at 32
           degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"
    n 1: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and
         developed the scale of temperature that bears his name
         (1686-1736) [syn: {Fahrenheit}, {Gabriel Daniel
         Fahrenheit}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fahrenheit \Fah"ren*heit\prop. a. [G.]
   Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in
   the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to
   Fahrenheit's thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to
   {celsius}. -- n. The Fahrenheit thermometer or scale.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The

   {Fahrenheit thermometer} is so graduated that the freezing
      point of water is at 32 degrees above the zero of its
      scale, and the boiling point at one atmosphere of pressure
      is 212 degrees. It is commonly used in the United States
      and in England.
      [1913 Webster] faience

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

FAHRENHEIT

inventor of an instrument which enables a person to
ascertain whether the weather is warm or cold.