Definitions for degrees
de·grees

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'degrees' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3394

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'degrees' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1998

How to pronounce degrees?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of degrees in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of degrees in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of degrees in a Sentence

1. Feltham:

   There is nothing more operative than sedulity and diligence. A man would wonder at the mighty things which have been done by degrees and gentle augmentations. Diligence and moderation are the best steps whereby to climb to any excellence, nay, it is rare that there is any other other way.

2. Tara Swart:

   A hotel makes for a particularly interesting place to observe differences in mental resilience, and be able to offer suggestions as to how it might be improved, it's a unique microcosm filled with people under differing types and degrees of mental pressure, from jet lag to meetings to poor sleep.

3. Eddy Sanchez:

   Temperatures in the pyroclastic flow can exceed 700 degrees (Celsius) and volcanic ash can rain down on a 15-km (9-mile) radius. That could cause more mud flows and nearby rivers to burst their banks.

4. Simon Wheatcroft:

   To run in the right direction all you need is a bearing, so it may be 40 degrees north that you need to run for a certain amount of time. So we created an app that would notify me if I deviated from the desired bearing. And the way it did that was using beeps, much like parking sensors, so the further you deviated from the bearing the higher the frequency of the beeps.

5. Adrian Zenz:

   Driven by multi-billion dollar budgets, tight deadlines, and sophisticated digital database systems, this unprecedented campaign has enabled Xinjiang's government to assimilate and indoctrinate children in closed environments by separating them from their parents, this separation can take various forms and degrees, including full daycare during work days, entire work weeks, and longer-term full-time separation.

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