Do you capitalize Fahrenheit in a sentence?

Answer 1

Yes, for several reasons, one of which is that "Metric" (SI) units named after a real person (and aren't "derived" units) keep capitalisation in honour of those scientists, and Celsius was a real scientist. Also, lower case "c'' is used for other things ( for instance, c. short for "circa" or about, as in approximately, also c (in Italic script) the constant for speed of light).

AnswerThe above answer isn't wholly correct.

The SI convention is that all units (base or derived) are written entirely in lower-case letters. Those units named in honour of someone (usually a scientist) use a capitalised symbol. For example, the SI unit for energy is written in full as joule, but its symbol is J. On the other hand, the metre, isn't named in honour of anyone, so its symbol is a lower-case m.

Although Celsius is a metric unit, it is notactually an SI unit, so the above rule does not necessarily apply and, traditionally, it has always been written in full with a capital letter. It's also worth noting that, when written as a symbol, the degree symbol is retained -this is not the case for the SI unit of temperature, the kelvin (symbol: K).

Answer 2

yes, today was 42 degress celsius.

Answer

The general rule is that, a unit is only written in full when it follows numbers which are written in wordsl -e.g. 'Twenty-five degrees Celsius'. On the other hand, if the numbers are presented as numerals, then the unit is written as a symbol -e.g. "25oC".

Answer 3

Yes, both Fahrenheit and Celsius are always capitalized. Their abbreviations (F or C) should immediately follow the number with no space and always as a capital letter. For examples: 37C 98.6F

Answer 4

yes because technically it is a name/pronoun

Answer 5

Yes.