Degree meaning

noun

1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

   “a moderate grade of intelligence”

   “a high level of care is required”

   Synonymsgradelevel

2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   “a remarkable degree of frankness”

   “at what stage are the social sciences?”

   Synonymslevelstagepoint

3. 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”

   Synonymsacademic degree

4. a measure for arcs and angles

   “there are 360 degrees in a circle”

   Synonymsarcdegree

5. the highest power of a term or variable

6. a unit of temperature on a specified scale

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

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

   “murder in the second degree”

   “a second degree burn”