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degree Fahrenheit

degree Fahrenheit

28 3.1
A unit of temperature on the Fahrenheit scale used mainly in the United States
  • noun
  • /dɪˈɡriː ˈfɛrənhaɪt/
  • US
translation icon : grado Fahrenheit
  • To bake the cake properly, the oven should be set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • temperatures above 160 degrees Fahrenheit
  • 160 degrees Fahrenheit
  • 180 degrees Fahrenheit

But at the same time nature does not think in terms of degrees Celsius, even degrees Fahrenheit.

Examples

  • The thermometer would exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit by noon, another typical day in the United Carpathian States.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The house is locked down, sealed off, and holding steady at 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • In another instance, we may learn that the temperature for tonight will drop to 5 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Academic text (1997)

  • And air temperature is 64 degrees Fahrenheit.

    The Aeronauts (2019)

  • The temperature in the testing room should be minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Firestarter (1984)

  • So, 850 degrees Fahrenheit is the magic number.

    Trigger Man (2007)

  • The temperature in the aeration building is usually over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Maximum pressure is 75 psi and maximum temperature is 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Muscadines grow best in areas where temperatures don't go below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The temperature was -68 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind-chill factor was incalculable.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

F
vsdegree Fahrenheit
  • Specialized
1 1.0

A degree on the Fahrenheit scale for measuring temperature

is the full written name rather than the single-letter symbol

Surface Forms

degree Fahrenheit singular
degrees Fahrenheit plural

Morphology

degree + Fahrenheit

The phrase is directly compositional: 'degree' denotes a unit and 'Fahrenheit' names the temperature scale, so the combined meaning 'a unit on the Fahrenheit scale' follows straightforwardly. This pattern is cross-linguistically transparent (compare 'degree Celsius'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Degree Fahrenheit is named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who made an early thermometer and set his scale so water freezes at 32 and boils at 212. A degree on the Fahrenheit scale is one small step between those marks, so a degree Fahrenheit today is simply one step 'used to measure temperature'.