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GABRIEL DANIEL FAHRENHEIT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
Synonyms:
Fahrenheit; Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
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Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)