degree

Primary Meanings of degree

1.	n	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
2.	n	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

Full Definitions of degree

n a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

“a remarkable degree of frankness”

Synonyms:: level, point, stage

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ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; extent
the point or degree to which something extends; end point, resultant
the final point in a process; standard of life, standard of living
a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group; plane
a level of existence or development; state of the art
the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; ultimacy, ultimateness
the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values"; quickening
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus; climax
the most severe stage of a disease; extremity
the greatest or utmost degree; profoundness
extremeness of degree

Type of:: state
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

n a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

“it is all a matter of degree”

Synonyms:: grade, level

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a degree or grade of excellence or worth; intensity, intensiveness
high level or degree; the property of being intense; grind
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; depth
degree of psychological or intellectual profundity; highness
a high degree (of amount or force etc.); high
a lofty level or position or degree; low
a low level or position or degree; lowness
a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); extreme
the furthest or highest degree of something; amplitude level
the level on a scale of amplitude; moderateness, moderation
quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes; immoderateness, immoderation
the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation; SPF, sun protection factor
the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun; high quality, superiority
the quality of being superior; inferiority, low quality
an inferior quality; force, forcefulness, strength
physical energy or intensity; badness, severeness, severity
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather; emphasis, vehemence
intensity or forcefulness of expression; top
the greatest possible intensity; ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness
the property of being wild or turbulent; profoundness, profundity
intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; shallowness, superficiality
lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling; golden mean
the middle between extremes; reasonableness
moderation in expectations; excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

Type of:: property
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class

n the highest power of a term or variable

Types:: degree of a term
the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term; degree of a polynomial
the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree; first degree
a degree of one

Type of:: exponent, index, power
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

n a measure for arcs and angles

“there are 360 degrees in a circle”

Synonyms:: arcdegree

Type of:: angular unit
a unit of measurement for angles

n a unit of temperature on a specified scale

“the game was played in spite of the 40- degree temperature”

Types:: C, degree Celsius, degree centigrade
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature; F, degree Fahrenheit
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature; standard temperature
exactly zero degrees centigrade

Type of:: temperature unit
a unit of measurement for temperature

n the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)

“murder in the second degree”

“a second degree burn”

Type of:: magnitude
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

n 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”

Synonyms:: academic degree

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a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies; baccalaureate, bachelor's degree
an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies; honours, honours degree
a university degree with honors; master's degree
an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree; doctor's degree, doctorate
one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university; law degree
degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school; honorary degree, honoris causa
a degree conferred to honor the recipient; AA, Associate in Arts
an associate degree in arts; AAS, Associate in Applied Science
an associate degree in applied science; AN, Associate in Nursing
an associate degree in nursing; AB, Artium Baccalaurens, BA, Bachelor of Arts
a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences; ABLS, Bachelor of Arts in Library Science
a bachelor's degree in library science; BAN, Bachelor of Arts in Nursing
a bachelor's degree in nursing; BD, Bachelor of Divinity
a bachelor's degree in religion; BLitt, Bachelor of Literature
a bachelor's degree in literature; Bachelor of Medicine, MB
(a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine; BMus, Bachelor of Music
a bachelor's degree in music; BNS, Bachelor of Naval Science
a bachelor's degree in naval science; BS, Bachelor of Science, SB
a bachelor's degree in science; BSArch, Bachelor of Science in Architecture
a bachelor's degree in architecture; Bachelor of Science in Engineering
a bachelor's degree in engineering; Bachelor of Theology, ThB
a bachelor's degree in theology; first, first-class honours degree
an honours degree of the highest class; MArch, Master of Architecture
a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture; AM, Artium Magister, MA, Master of Arts
a master's degree in arts and sciences; MALS, Master of Arts in Library Science
a master's degree in library science; MAT, Master of Arts in Teaching
a master's degree in teaching; MBA, Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
a master's degree in business; MDiv, Master of Divinity
a master's degree in religion; MEd, Master of Education
a master's degree in education; MFA, Master of Fine Arts
a master's degree in fine arts; MLitt, Master of Literature
a master's degree in literature; MLS, Master of Library Science
a master's degree in library science; Master in Public Affairs
a master's degree in questions of public concern; MS, MSc, Master of Science, SM
a master's degree in science; Master of Science in Engineering
a master's degree in engineering; Master of Theology, ThM
a master's degree in theology; DMD, Doctor of Dental Medicine
a doctor's degree in dental medicine; DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery
a doctor's degree in dental surgery; DD, Doctor of Divinity
a doctor's degree in religion; DEd, Doctor of Education, EdD
a doctor's degree in education; Doctor of Medicine, MD
a doctor's degree in medicine; DMus, Doctor of Music, MusD
a doctor's degree in music; AMusD, Doctor of Musical Arts
a doctor's degree in musical arts; Doctor of Optometry, OD
a doctor's degree in optometry; DO, Doctor of Osteopathy
doctor's degree in osteopathy; D.A., Doctor of Arts
a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus; Doctor of Philosophy
a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge; DPH, Doctor of Public Health
a doctor's degree in preventive medicine; Doctor of Theology, ThD
a doctor's degree in theology; Doctor of Sacred Theology, STD
a doctor's degree in theology; Bachelor of Laws, LLB
a three-year law degree; LLM, Master of Laws
an advanced law degree; ArtsD, Doctor of Arts
an honorary arts degree; Doctor of Fine Arts
an honorary degree in fine arts; Doctor of Humane Letters
an honorary degree in letters; Doctor of Humanities
an honorary degree in the humanities; Doctor of Laws, LLD
an honorary law degree; DS, Doctor of Science, ScD
an honorary degree in science

Type of:: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction