Gabriel Daniel

/ Ger. ?g? bril ?d? nil / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ Ger. gah -b r ee-el dah -nee-el ] Show IPA Pronunciation , 1686?1736, German physicist

devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.

noting, pertaining to, or measured according to a temperature scale (Fahrenheit scale) in which 32? represents the ice point and 212? the steam point. Symbol

F

Abbr. F

of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer; "water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"

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

Abbr. F