Degree

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Pronunciation

IPA: /dɪ'gri/

Noun

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 and Fahrenheit. (Note that the kelvin is s temperature unit without s degree symbol.)
proportion or extent (to what degree).
An award (generally superior to a diploma but inferior to a doctorate) bestowed by a university or (in some countries) a college, as an indication of academic achievement or occasionally bestowed to honor its recipient. Could be used (if not correctly) to describe any undergraduate or postgraduate training.

Translations

Breton: derez m -ioù (1,2)
Bulgarian: ъгъл m (1), градус m (2), степен f (3), научна степен f (4)
Dutch: graad m (1, 2, 4), mate (3)
Finnish: aste (1-2), määrä (3), tutkinto (4)
French: degré m (1, 2, 3), diplôme m (4)
German: Grad m (1, 2, 3), akademischer Grad m (4)
Hungarian: fok (1, 2, 3), fokozat (4)
Interlingua: grado (1, 2, 3, 4)
Italian: grado m (1, 2), laurea (4) f
Portuguese: grau m (1, 2, 3, 4)
Romanian: grad m (1, 2, 3), grad academic m (4)
Slovak: stupeň m (1, 2, 3), titul m (4)
Swedish: grad (1,2,3)
Turkish: derece (1, 2, 3, 4)

WordNet Definitions

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1. degree, grade, level -- (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").
2. 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. 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. degree -- (a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature").
5. degree, arcdegree -- (a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle").
6. degree -- (the highest power of a term or variable).
7. degree -- (the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn").

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