What Is Fahrenheit?
The temperature scale used in the US: water freezes at 32 and boils at 212 at sea level. In technical terms: A temperature scale with the ice point at 32 degrees F and the steam point at 212 degrees F at 1 atm; degrees F = 1.8 times degrees C plus 32.
Fahrenheit In Plain English
The temperature scale used in the US: water freezes at 32 and boils at 212 at sea level.
The Technical Definition
A temperature scale with the ice point at 32 degrees F and the steam point at 212 degrees F at 1 atm; degrees F = 1.8 times degrees C plus 32.