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360-degree, a.
Brit. |θriːˌhʌndrəd(ə)n(d)ˌsɪkstɪdɪˈgriː|, U.S. |θriˌhəndrədənˈˌsɪkstidəˈˌgri|, |θriˌhəndrədənˈˌsɪkstidiˈˌgri|
Forms: 19– 360-degree, 19– 360°, 19– three-hundred-and-sixty-degree [Also without hyphen(s).]
[‹ three adj. and n. + hundred n. and adj. + and conj.1 + sixty n. + degree n. Usually written with numerical symbol for the first element, and sometimes with graphic symbol ° representing degree n.
Also read as Brit. |θriːˈsɪkstɪdɪˌgriː|, U.S. |ˌθriˌsɪkstidəˈgri|, |ˌθriˌsɪkstidiˈgri|.]
1. Consisting of three hundred and sixty degrees, the number of degrees through which an arm of a circle rotates about a point to describe a full circle.
1923N.Y. Times 16 Dec. viii. 5/1 All energy is now broadcast in a 360 degree radius. 1940Isis 32 41 About the same time a 360 degree and 60 minute circle is mentioned. 1951C. S. Coon Caravan ii. 20 Mesopotamia, whence we get the three hundred and sixty-degree circle and the sixty-minute hour. 1991C. Mansall Discover Astrol. iv. 41/1 Astrologers down the ages have maintained the perfection of the 360° circle. The sexigesimal system of counting created by the Babylonians has not been surpassed.
2.
a. Of, involving, or characterized by rotation about three hundred and sixty degrees; operating throughout a full circle.
1928N.Y. Times 1 Jan. ix. 15/7 Beam transmission..will help solve the problems in broadcasting now produced by 360 degree transmission. 1932C. B. Bridges in E. Allen Sex & Internal Secretions iii. 88 Another mutation [of Drosophila] rotates the male genitalia 90 to 180 degrees in a clockwise direction, partly removing the 360 degree rotation in a counter-clockwise direction which is characteristic of the male genitalia. 1937Printers' Ink Monthly Apr. 53/1 Eight ball, an astatic microphone characterized by non-directional pick-ups and having a 360-degree beam. 1965Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 18 386 (table) Percent of 360-degree vista normally open for view out of work station. 1976J. Grant Skateboarding viii. 73 Some freestyle riders do a 360° spinner jump. 2002Contract Jrnl. 19 June (CJ2 Suppl.) 16/3 These rigs are fitted with a unique 360° roll-positioner, giving maximum manoeuvrability and versatility.
b. fig. All-encompassing, comprehensive (esp. of a study or assessment); (Business) designating or relating to an evaluation of job performance in which an employee is assessed by peers and subordinates in addition to a superior or superiors.
1965N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 11 July 4/1 Seen in the purest perspectives of fiction, this book..is curiously disappointing. As a 360-degree examination of the ‘situation’ in the South of the 1960's, however, it has stunning sociological relevance. 1990PR Newswire (Nexis) 3 Dec. This ‘assessment tool’ combines the results of a leadership study with an evaluation technique called ‘360-degree feedback’. 1993Training Mar. 33/1 The person being rated also fills out the survey and is evaluated by peers and higher management, affording..a 360-degree examination. 1995T. Cramer & D. Munson Eckankar (ed. 2) iv. 40 There is always a risk of losing the 360-degree viewpoint. 2002Christian Sci. Monitor (Electronic ed.) 27 Nov. The willingness of smaller nations to play a role—without developing full-scale, ‘360 degree’ militaries of their own—has helped. |