degree Synonyms
degree Meaning
degree (n)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
a measure for arcs and angles
the highest power of a term or variable
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
degree (n.)
A step, stair, or staircase.
One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison.
The point or step of progression to which a person has arrived; rank or station in life; position.
Measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind as well as in degree.
Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc.
A certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree.
Three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees.
State as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b3c is a term of the sixth degree. The degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth degree.
A 360th part of the circumference of a circle, which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles. The degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds.
A division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other instrument, as on a thermometer.
A line or space of the staff.
degree Sentence Examples
- She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from a prestigious university.
- The temperature dropped to freezing degrees overnight, causing frost to form on the windows.
- His dedication to his studies was evident in his pursuit of a master's degree.
- The angle of the sun's rays changes depending on the degree of tilt of the Earth's axis.
- They debated the merits of pursuing a career that required a higher degree of risk.
- In mathematics, a circle is divided into 360 degrees.
- The defendant was sentenced to ten years in prison for his degree of involvement in the crime.
- We measured the angle of the slope to be approximately 30 degrees.
- She was awarded an honorary degree for her contributions to the field of medicine.
- His patience was tested to the highest degree during the arduous journey.
FAQs About the word degree
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality, a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process, an award conferre
point, phase,inch, stage, chapter, step, grade, aspect, cut, amount
No antonyms found.
She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from a prestigious university.
The temperature dropped to freezing degrees overnight, causing frost to form on the windows.
His dedication to his studies was evident in his pursuit of a master's degree.
The angle of the sun's rays changes depending on the degree of tilt of the Earth's axis.
