DEGREE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
   Synonym(s)
   • grade (what does grade mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a moderate degree of intelligence
   • a high level of care is required
   • it is all a matter of degree
   Hypernyms(s) degree is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • magnitude (what does magnitude mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • caliber (what does caliber mean?)
   • calibre (what does calibre mean?)
   • intensity (what does intensity mean?)
   • intensiveness (what does intensiveness mean?)
   • depth (what does depth mean?)
   • high (what does high mean?)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • extreme (what does extreme mean?)
   • amplitude level (what does amplitude level mean?)
   • moderation (what does moderation mean?)
   • moderateness (what does moderateness mean?)
   • immoderation (what does immoderation mean?)
   • immoderateness (what does immoderateness mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • high (what does high mean?)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • mild (what does mild mean?)
   • intense (what does intense mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
   Usage Example(s)
   • murder in the second degree
   • a second degree burn
   Hypernyms(s) degree is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • magnitude (what does magnitude mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the highest power of a term or variable
   Hypernyms(s) degree is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exponent (what does exponent mean?)
   • power (what does power mean?)
   • index (what does index mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • degree of a term (what does degree of a term mean?)
   • degree of a polynomial (what does degree of a polynomial mean?)
   • first degree (what does first degree mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
   Synonym(s)
   • academic degree (what does academic degree mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
   Hypernyms(s) degree is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • award (what does award mean?)
   • accolade (what does accolade mean?)
   • honor (what does honor mean?)
   • honour (what does honour mean?)
   • laurels (what does laurels mean?)
   • qualification (what does qualification mean?)
   • makings (what does makings mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • associate degree (what does associate degree mean?)
   • associate (what does associate mean?)
   • bachelor’s degree (what does bachelor’s degree mean?)
   • baccalaureate (what does baccalaureate mean?)
   • honours (what does honours mean?)
   • honours degree (what does honours degree mean?)
   • master’s degree (what does master’s degree mean?)
   • doctor’s degree (what does doctor’s degree mean?)
   • doctorate (what does doctorate mean?)
   • law degree (what does law degree mean?)
   • honorary degree (what does honorary degree mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a measure for arcs and angles
   Synonym(s)
   • arcdegree (what does arcdegree mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there are 360 degrees in a circle
   Hypernyms(s) degree is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • angular unit (what does angular unit mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a unit of temperature on a specified scale
   Usage Example(s)
   • the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
   Hypernyms(s) degree is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • temperature unit (what does temperature unit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • degree Centigrade (what does degree Centigrade mean?)
   • degree Celsius (what does degree Celsius mean?)
   • C (what does C mean?)
   • degree Fahrenheit (what does degree Fahrenheit mean?)
   • F (what does F mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
   Synonym(s)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   • point (what does point mean?)
   • stage (what does stage mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a remarkable degree of frankness
   • at what stage are the social sciences?
   Hypernyms(s) degree is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ladder (what does ladder mean?)
   • acme (what does acme mean?)
   • height (what does height mean?)
   • elevation (what does elevation mean?)
   • peak (what does peak mean?)
   • pinnacle (what does pinnacle mean?)
   • summit (what does summit mean?)
   • superlative (what does superlative mean?)
   • top (what does top mean?)
   • extent (what does extent mean?)
   • resultant (what does resultant mean?)
   • end point (what does end point mean?)
   • standard of living (what does standard of living mean?)
   • standard of life (what does standard of life mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • state of the art (what does state of the art mean?)
   • ultimacy (what does ultimacy mean?)
   • ultimateness (what does ultimateness mean?)
   • quickening (what does quickening mean?)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)