f
adj : of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of
water as 32 degrees F and the boiling point as 212
degrees F at one atmosphere of pressure [syn: {fahrenheit},
{Fahr}] [ant: {celsius}]
n 1: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature [syn: {degree
Fahrenheit}, {F}]
2: a nonmetallic univalent element; usually a yellow irritating
toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered
from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite [syn: {fluorine},
{F}, {atomic number 9}]
3: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and
opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage
difference of 1 volt between the plates [syn: {farad}, {F}]