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degree /di-grēˈ/ noun- A gradation on a scale, or that which it measures
- A unit of temperature
- A grade or step (archaic)
- One of a series of advances or steps
- Relative position
- Rank
- Extent, amount
- A mark of distinction conferred by universities and some colleges, either earned by examination or research or granted as a mark of honour
- The 360th part of a revolution or circle
- 60 geographical miles
- Nearness (of relationship)
- Comparative amount (of criminality, severity, etc)
- One of the three stages (positive, comparative and superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or adverb
- The highest sum of exponents in any term (mathematics)
- The number of points in which a curve may be met by a straight line (geometry)
ORIGIN: Fr degré, from L dē down, and gradus a step degree day noun - A unit used in measuring the heating requirements in a building, ie a fall of one degree of heat in one day
- A day on which a university, college, etc formally awards academic degrees
degree of freedom noun (physics) - Any one of the independent variables defining the state of a system (eg temperature, pressure, concentration)
- 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 first, second and third degree burn (medicine) The three categories of seriousness of a burn, third degree being most serious first, second and third degree murder (N American) The three categories of criminality of (and therefore severity of punishment for) a murder, first degree being most serious forbidden degrees The degrees of blood relationship within which marriage is not allowed Songs of degrees or Songs of ascents Psalms 120–134, either because sung by the Jews returning from captivity, or by the Jews coming up annually to attend the feasts at Jerusalem third degree - A method of extracting a confession by bullying and/or torture
- Any ruthless interrogation
to a degree - To a certain extent
- To a great extent, to extremes
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