What does degree mean?
Definitions for degree
dɪˈgride·gree
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Princeton's WordNet
degree, grade, levelnoun
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"
degree, level, stage, pointnoun
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?"
academic degree, degreenoun
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"
degree, arcdegreenoun
a measure for arcs and angles
"there are 360 degrees in a circle"
degreenoun
the highest power of a term or variable
degreenoun
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
"the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
degreenoun
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
"murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
GCIDE
Degreenoun
Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; also, (informal) the diploma provided by an educational institution attesting to the achievement of that rank; as, the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc.; to hang one's degrees on the office wall.
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Wiktionary
degreenoun
A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
A 'step' in genealogical descent.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
degreenoun
The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
Etymology: From degre (French: degré)
Webster Dictionary
Degreenoun
a step, stair, or staircase
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
one of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
the point or step of progression to which a person has arrived; rank or station in life; position
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind as well as in degree
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
a certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
state as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b3c is a term of the sixth degree. The degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth degree
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
a 360th part of the circumference of a circle, which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles. The degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
a division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other instrument, as on a thermometer
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Degreenoun
a line or space of the staff
Etymology: [F. degr, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.]
Freebase
Degree
A degree, usually denoted by °, is a measurement of plane angle, representing ¹⁄360 of a full rotation; one degree is equivalent to π/180 radians. It is not an SI unit, as the SI unit for angles is radian, but it is mentioned in the SI brochure as an accepted unit.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Degree
de-grē′, n. a grade or step: one of a series of advances: relative position: rank: extent: a mark of distinction conferred by universities, whether earned by examination or granted as a mark of honour: the 360th part of a circle: 60 geographical miles: nearness of relationship: comparative amount of guilt: one of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.—By degrees, by little and little, gradually; Forbidden degrees, the degrees of consanguinity and affinity within which it is not permitted to marry; Songs of degrees, or Songs of ascents, Psalms cxx.-cxxxiv., either because sung by the Jews returning from captivity, or by the Jews coming up annually to attend the feasts at Jerusalem; To a degree, to a great degree, to an extreme. [Fr. degré—L. de, gradus, a step.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
degree
A degree of longitude is the 1-360th part of the great equatorial circle, or any circle parallel to it. A degree of latitude is the 90th part of the quadrant, or quarter of a great meridional circle. Each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, according to the sexagesimal division of the circle. Also, rank or condition.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of degree in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of degree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of degree in a Sentence
The supply side is pretty good. Demand side is equally good. Strategics have a lot of cash, there is a lot of shareholder activism pushing corporates to put money to work and with a strong dollar, to the degree companies want to go overseas - these are all possibilities.
This move focuses on the legs—especially the glutes and hamstrings—but adding the 180-degree turn will also force you to engage your core, plus it’ll get your heart rate all the way up.
Instead of facing a trial and possible conviction, this program provides the opportunity for college credits and the possibility of a future which includes a college degree.
As the defender tends to know the terrain and friendly disposition better than the attacker – the defender has the advantage, this same rule applies for attack helicopters, but the weather can be worse.To some degree, it depends on crew proficiency and terrain awareness systems on the aircraft.
In Flavio Briatore, we had a fantastic manager, a fantastic ambassador, but Flavio Briatore was to a certain degree taking too much space.
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- graadAfrikaans
- شهادة, درجة, الدرجة العلميةArabic
- степен, градус, научна степенBulgarian
- ডিগ্রীBengali
- grau, diploma, títolCatalan, Valencian
- stupeňCzech
- grad, valensDanish
- [[akademischer]] [[Diplom]], Umfang, Neugrad, Altgrad, Diplom, Grad, Ausmaß, WinkelgradGerman
- βαθμός, πτυχίο, μοίρα, δίπλωμα, βαθμοίGreek
- grado, diplomoEsperanto
- grado, título, diplomaSpanish
- kraad, asteEstonian
- oppiarvo, aste, kertaluku, tutkintoFinnish
- stigFaroese
- degré, ordre, diplômeFrench
- graoGalician
- מעלה, תואר, מידהHebrew
- उपाधिHindi
- fokHungarian
- աստիճան, կոչումArmenian
- grado, laureaItalian
- 程度, 次, 次数, 度, 範囲, 学位, 号, 段階, 度合いJapanese
- 도, 등급, 차수, 학위, 차, 정도Korean
- پلهKurdish
- gradus numerantur, gradusLatin
- laipsnis, mastasLithuanian
- grāds, pakāpeLatvian
- диплома, степенMacedonian
- darjahMalay
- graad, mateDutch
- grad, omfangNorwegian
- stopień naukowy, stopieńPolish
- grau, diplomaPortuguese
- grad, grade, proporții, grad academic, diplomă academică, proporțieRomanian
- степень, учёная степень, градус, дипломRussian
- stepen, stupanj, степен, ступањ, диплома, diplomaSerbo-Croatian
- titul, stupeň, mieraSlovak
- stopinjaSlovene
- digriSouthern Sotho
- grad, examenSwedish
- digriiSwahili
- องศาThai
- dereceTurkish
- градусUkrainian
- ڈگریUrdu
- độ, 度Vietnamese
- 度Chinese
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