Alternative or archaic spelling of Fahrenheit, the temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
Named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist who invented the temperature scale in 1724. The scale is based on his experiments with mercury thermometers and was the standard in English-speaking countries for centuries.
Most of the world switched to Celsius, but the United States stayed Fahrenheit—and there's actually a practical reason: Fahrenheit gives more precise measurements for everyday weather without decimals, since humans experience temperatures in a narrower range.
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