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Defenition of the word degree

    • Defenition of the word degree

      • An award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as an indication of academic achievement or occasionally bestowed to honor its recipient.
      • A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
      • A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
      • Quantitative marker, usually referred to by a number or a letter, of a scale enabling comparison but not necessarily relevant calculation, because it does not necessarily express a measure.
      • 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"
      • the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
      • the highest power of a term or variable
      • a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
      • a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
      • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality: "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
      • 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?"
      • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
      • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
      • the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
      • an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
      • a measure for arcs and angles
      • a unit of temperature on a specified scale
      • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

    Synonyms for the word degree

      • academic degree
      • amount
      • arcdegree
      • extent
      • gradation
      • grade
      • level
      • mark
      • measure
      • notch
      • point
      • quantity
      • scale
      • stage
      • step

    Similar words in the degree

      • degree
      • degree's
      • degrees

    Meronymys for the word degree

      • arcminute
      • minute
      • minute of arc
      • oxtant
      • quadrant
      • right angle
      • sextant

    Hyponyms for the word degree

      • acme
      • amplitude level
      • associate
      • associate degree
      • baccalaureate
      • bachelor's degree
      • C
      • caliber
      • calibre
      • climax
      • degree Celsius
      • degree Centigrade
      • degree Fahrenheit
      • degree of a polynomial
      • degree of a term
      • depth
      • doctor's degree
      • doctorate
      • elevation
      • end point
      • extent
      • extreme
      • F
      • first degree
      • grind
      • height
      • high
      • highness
      • honorary degree
      • honoris causa
      • honours
      • honours degree
      • immoderateness
      • immoderation
      • intensity
      • intensiveness
      • ladder
      • law degree
      • low
      • lowness
      • master's degree
      • meridian
      • moderateness
      • moderation
      • peak
      • pinnacle
      • plane
      • quality
      • quickening
      • resultant
      • spf
      • standard of life
      • standard of living
      • state of the art
      • summit
      • sun protection factor
      • superlative
      • tiptop
      • top
      • ultimacy
      • ultimateness

    Hypernyms for the word degree

      • accolade
      • angular unit
      • award
      • exponent
      • honor
      • honour
      • index
      • laurels
      • magnitude
      • makings
      • power
      • property
      • qualification
      • state
      • surname
      • temperature unit

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