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Noun gabriel daniel fahrenheit has 1 sense
- Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit - German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
--1 is a kind of physicist
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Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
Part of Speech: Proper noun
Sense:
1. German physicist and instrument maker who is known for inventing the mercury-in-glass thermometer and developing the Fahrenheit scale of temperature.
Sample Sentences:
- Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was born on May 24, 1686, in Poland.
- Fahrenheit's invention of the mercury-in-glass thermometer revolutionized the field of temperature measurement.
- The Fahrenheit scale, which is commonly used in the United States, sets the freezing point of water at 32 degrees and the boiling point at 212 degrees.
- Scientists and researchers still refer to the Fahrenheit scale when reporting temperature values in certain studies.
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