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fahrenheit degree (FahrenheitDegree)

A TemperatureMeasure that is commonly used in the United States. On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 32 FahrenheitDegrees, and the boiling point of water is 212 FahrenheitDegrees.

Ontology

SUMO / UNITS-OF-MEASURE

Class(es)

unit of measure
is instance of
  fahrenheit degree  

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  abstract  
is subclass of
  quantity  
is subclass of
  physical quantity  
is subclass of
  constant quantity  
is subclass of
  temperature measure  
is subclass of
  fahrenheit degree  

Coordinate term(s)

amu  angstrom  angular degree  atom gram  bit  british thermal unit  byte  calorie  celsius degree  centimeter  cup  day duration  electron volt  euro cent  euro dollar  foot  hour duration  inch  kelvin degree  kilo byte  liter  mega byte  mile  minute duration  ounce  pint  pound force  pound mass  quart  rankine degree  slug  united kingdom gallon  united states cent  united states dollar  united states gallon  week duration  year duration 

Related WordNet synsets

Fahrenheit scale
a system of measuring temperature; 32 is the melting point of ice and 212 is the boiling point of water
Fahrenheit scale is kind of (all)...   Fahrenheit scale is kind of...  
degree Fahrenheit, F
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
degree Fahrenheit is kind of (all)...   degree Fahrenheit is kind of...  
fahrenheit, f, Fahr
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
fahrenheit is opposite to...  

Axioms (1)

If number is an instance of real number, then "number celsius degree(s)" is equal to """(number-)"/" fahrenheit degree(s)". 
(=>
      (instance ?NUMBER RealNumber)
      (equal
            (MeasureFn ?NUMBER CelsiusDegree)
            (MeasureFn
                  (DivisionFn
                        (SubtractionFn ?NUMBER 32)
                        1.8)
                  FahrenheitDegree)))