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Fahrenheit

/ˈfæɹənhaɪt/
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Fahrenheit
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 degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
For example, in the Fahrenheit scale 212°F is the boiling point of water.
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