What is a degree fahrenheit?
Fahrenheit is a temperature scale where water freezes at 32 °F and boils at 212 °F at standard atmospheric pressure.
32 °F = 0 °C and 212 °F = 100 °C at standard pressure
Temperature unit
Degree Fahrenheit
°FFahrenheit is a temperature scale where water freezes at 32 °F and boils at 212 °F at standard atmospheric pressure.
History
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit proposed the scale in the early eighteenth century while developing reliable thermometers.
Common uses
- Weather
- Cooking
- Household thermostats
- Body temperature