| 单词 | degree |
| 释义 | degree n. 1. a stage in an ascending or descending scale, series, or process. 2. a stage in intensity or amount (to a high degree; in some degree). 3. relative condition (each is good in its degree). 4. Math. a unit of measurement of angles, one-ninetieth of a right angle or the angle subtended by one-three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle. Usage Symb.: ��(as in 45��. 5. Physics a unit in a scale of temperature, hardness, etc. Usage Abbr.: deg. (or omitted in the Kelvin scale of temperature). 6. Med. an extent of burns on a scale characterized by the destruction of the skin. 7. an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course, or conferred as an honour on a distinguished person. 8. a grade of crime or criminality (murder in the first degree). 9. a step in direct genealogical descent. 10. social or official rank. 11. Math. the highest power of unknowns or variables in an equation etc. (equation of the third degree). 12. a masonic rank. 13. a thing placed like a step in a series; a tier or row. 14. Mus. the classification of a note by its position in the scale. Phrases and idioms by degrees a little at a time; gradually. degree of freedom 1 Physics the independent direction in which motion can occur. 2. Chem. the number of independent factors required to specify a system at equilibrium. 3. Statistics the number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution. degrees of comparison see COMPARISON. forbidden (or prohibited) degrees a number of degrees of descent too few to allow of marriage between two related persons. to a degree colloq. considerably. Derivatives degreeless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF degr{eacute} f. Rmc (as DE-, L gradus step) |
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