degree /di-grēˈ/

1. A gradation on a scale, or that which it measures
2. A unit of temperature
3. A grade or step (archaic)
4. One of a series of advances or steps
5. Relative position
6. Rank
7. Extent, amount
8. A mark of distinction conferred by universities and some colleges, either earned by examination or research or granted as a mark of honour
9. The 360th part of a revolution or circle
10. 60 geographical miles
11. Nearness (of relationship)
12. Comparative amount (of criminality, severity, etc)
13. One of the three stages (positive, comparative and superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or adverb
14. The highest sum of exponents in any term (mathematics)
15. The number of points in which a curve may be met by a straight line (geometry)

degree day noun

1. A unit used in measuring the heating requirements in a building, ie a fall of one degree of heat in one day
2. A day on which a university, college, etc formally awards academic degrees

degree of freedom noun (physics)

1. Any one of the independent variables defining the state of a system (eg temperature, pressure, concentration)
2. A capability of variation (eg a system having two variables, one of which is dependent on the other, has one degree of freedom)

degree of dissociation noun (chem)

The fraction of the total number of molecules that are dissociated

by degrees

By small amounts, gradually

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