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degree > 7 senses
NOUN1degree, grade, levelA position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
2degree, level, stage, pointA specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
3degree, academic degreeAn award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
4degreeA unit of temperature on a specified scale
5degree, arcdegreeA measure for arcs and angles
6degreeThe highest power of a term or variable
7degreeThe seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
degree > pronunciation
Soundsdihgriy'
Rhymesaccusatory, actuary, adversary, and 422 more rhymes in riy at the HyperDic website...
degree > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality.
Examples"a moderate degree of intelligence"; "it is all a matter of degree"
Synonymsgrade, level
Attributeshigh; low; mild; intense
Narrowerquality, caliber, calibre; intensity, intensiveness; depth; high; low; extreme; amplitude level; moderation, moderateness; immoderation, immoderateness
Broadermagnitude
degree > noun 2, state
MeaningA specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.
Examples"a remarkable degree of frankness"
Synonymslevel, stage, point
Narrowerladder; acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top; extent; resultant, end point; standard of living, standard of life; plane; state of the art; ultimacy, ultimateness; quickening; climax
Broaderstate
degree > noun 3, communication
MeaningAn award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
Examples"he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
Synonymsacademic degree
Narrowerassociate degree, associate; bachelor's degree, baccalaureate; honours, honours degree; master's degree; doctor's degree, doctorate; law degree; honorary degree
Broaderqualification, makings; award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
degree > noun 4, quantity
MeaningA unit of temperature on a specified scale.
Examples"the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
Narrowerdegree Centigrade, degree Celsius, C; degree Fahrenheit, F
Broadertemperature unit
degree > noun 5, quantity
MeaningA measure for arcs and angles.
Examples"there are 360 degrees in a circle"
Synonymsarcdegree
Part ofoxtant; sextant; quadrant, right angle
Partsminute, arcminute, minute of arc
Broaderangular unit
degree > noun 6, cognition
MeaningThe highest power of a term or variable.
Narrowerdegree of a term; degree of a polynomial; first degree
Broaderexponent, power, index
degree > noun 7, attribute
MeaningThe seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime).
Examples"murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
Broadermagnitude

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