DEGREE FAHRENHEIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does degree Fahrenheit mean? 

• DEGREE FAHRENHEIT (noun)
  The noun DEGREE FAHRENHEIT has 1 sense:

1. a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

  Familiarity information: DEGREE FAHRENHEIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEGREE FAHRENHEIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

degree Fahrenheit; F

Hypernyms ("degree Fahrenheit" is a kind of...):

degree (a unit of temperature on a specified scale)

 Context examples 

A 3.6-degree Fahrenheit increase in temperature bumped up plants' production of leaves and flowers by about five and six days, respectively.

(Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions, National Science Foundation)

A non-SI unit of energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.

(British Thermal Unit International Table, NCI Thesaurus)

One degree Fahrenheit is 5/9ths of a kelvin (or of a degree Celsius), and minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

(Degree Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus)

In this scale a degree Fahrenheit is 5/9ths of a Kelvin (or of a degree Celsius), and minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

(Degree Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A non-SI unit of energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound avoirdupois of air-free water by one degree Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one atmosphere, based on the definition of the thermochemical calorie (exactly 4.1840 joules) by the U.S. Bureau of Standards, 1953.

(British Thermal Unit Thermochemical, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-SI unit of energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound avoirdupois of air-free water by one degree Fahrenheit (from 59.5 to 60.5 degrees) at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.

(British Thermal Unit 60 Degrees Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-SI unit of energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound avoirdupois of air-free water by one degree Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.

(British Thermal Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-SI unit of energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound avoirdupois of air-free water by one degree Fahrenheit (from 38.5 to 39.5 degrees) at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.

(British Thermal Unit 39 Degrees Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-SI unit of energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound avoirdupois of air-free water by one degree Fahrenheit (from 58.5 to 59.5 degrees) at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.

(British Thermal Unit 59 Degrees Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus)