FAHRENHEIT

• (noun) German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)

  synonyms : gabriel daniel fahrenheit

• (adj.) of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer

  "water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"

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