Fahrenheit
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Fahrenheit is a temperature scale commonly used in the United States and a few other countries, where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees under standard conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fahrenheit canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | temperature scale ⓘ |
| absoluteZeroValue | −459.67 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| belongsTo | thermodynamics concepts ⓘ |
| boilingPointOfWater | 212 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| category | units of temperature ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedFor |
body temperature measurements in the United States
ⓘ
cooking temperatures in the United States ⓘ household thermostats in the United States ⓘ weather forecasts in the United States ⓘ |
| conversionFromCelsiusFormula | F = C × 9⁄5 + 32 ⓘ |
| conversionToCelsiusFormula | C = (F − 32) × 5⁄9 ⓘ |
| freezingPointOfWater | 32 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| hasBaseInterval | 1 degree Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| hasSubmultiple | 0.1 degree Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| hasUnitSystem |
US customary units
ⓘ
imperial system ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
formerly used in Australia
ⓘ
formerly used in Canada ⓘ formerly used in New Zealand ⓘ formerly used in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| intervalRelationToCelsius | 1 degree Celsius equals 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1724 ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUS | permitted for many non-scientific uses ⓘ |
| lessCommonThan | Celsius scale globally ⓘ |
| measurementDimension | temperature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| replacedByInMostCountries | Celsius ⓘ |
| scaleType |
empirical temperature scale
ⓘ
relative temperature scale ⓘ |
| scaleZeroApproximateCelsiusEquivalent | −17.78 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| statusInScience |
largely replaced by Celsius and Kelvin in science
ⓘ
not standard in most scientific contexts ⓘ |
| symbol | °F ⓘ |
| temperatureIntervalBetweenFreezingAndBoilingOfWater | 180 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Celsius
ⓘ
kelvin ⓘ
surface form:
Kelvin
|
| usedIn |
Bahamas
ⓘ
Belize ⓘ Cayman Islands ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Marshall Islands ⓘ Micronesia ⓘ Palau ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
some Caribbean territories ⓘ |
| waterTriplePointApproximation | 32.018 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| zeroPointDefinition | originally based on brine freezing point ⓘ |
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