1. (noun) degree, grade, level
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
"a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
2. (noun) degree, level, stage, point
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
"a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
3. (noun) academic degree, degree
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
"he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
4. (noun) degree, arcdegree
a measure for arcs and angles
"there are 360 degrees in a circle"
5. (noun) degree
the highest power of a term or variable
6. (noun) degree
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
"the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
7. (noun) degree
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
"murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
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Definition of 'degree' 
