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DEGREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
Example:
it is all a matter of degree
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("degree" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Attribute:
intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)
mild (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme)
low (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount)
high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "degree"):
SPF; sun protection factor (the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun)
immoderateness; immoderation (the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation)
moderateness; moderation (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
amplitude level (the level on a scale of amplitude)
extreme (the furthest or highest degree of something)
lowness (a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.))
low (a low level or position or degree)
high (a lofty level or position or degree)
highness (a high degree (of amount or force etc.))
depth (degree of psychological or intellectual profundity)
grind (the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground)
intensity; intensiveness (high level or degree; the property of being intense)
caliber; calibre; quality (a degree or grade of excellence or worth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
Example:
a second degree burn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("degree" is a kind of...):
magnitude (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small))
Sense 3
Meaning:
The highest power of a term or variable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("degree" is a kind of...):
exponent; index; power (a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "degree"):
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)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
Example:
he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
Synonyms:
academic degree; degree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("degree" is a kind of...):
accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "degree"):
honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)
law degree (degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school)
doctor's degree; doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)
master's degree (an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree)
honours; honours degree (a university degree with honors)
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree (an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies)
associate; associate degree (a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A measure for arcs and angles
Example:
there are 360 degrees in a circle
Synonyms:
arcdegree; degree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("degree" is a kind of...):
angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)
Meronyms (parts of "degree"):
arcminute; minute; minute of arc (a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree)
Holonyms ("degree" is a part of...):
oxtant (a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant)
sextant (a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A unit of temperature on a specified scale
Example:
the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("degree" is a kind of...):
temperature unit (a unit of measurement for temperature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "degree"):
C; degree Celsius; degree centigrade (a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature)
degree Fahrenheit; F (a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Example:
at what stage are the social sciences?
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("degree" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "degree"):
climax (the most severe stage of a disease)
quickening (the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus)
ultimacy; ultimateness (the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance)
state of the art (the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time)
plane (a level of existence or development)
living standards; standard of life; standard of living (a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group)
end point; resultant (the final point in a process)
extent (the point or degree to which something extends)
acme; elevation; height; meridian; peak; pinnacle; summit; superlative; tiptop; top (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development)
ladder (ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress)
Context examples:
My time is of value, and the same thing may be said, no doubt, in a lesser degree of your own.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I may have effected something, or his wildness may have spent itself; but by degrees he struggled less, and began to look at me—strangely at first, then with recognition in his eyes.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Then, by observation, whenever opportunity offered, by study of action, speech, and the very intonations of the voice, he slowly learned the intimacy and the degree of favour they enjoyed with the master.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
In the Licht group's latest study, the molten air battery operating temperature has been lowered to 600 degrees Celsius or less.
(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)
North on Rhea is up and rotated 36 degrees to the right.
(Regarding Rhea, NASA)
By this means the degree of sequence identity can be assessed and specific sequences detected.
(Nucleic Acid Hybridization, NCI Thesaurus)
The measurement of the degree to which a neonate is experiencing symptoms of withdrawal due to maternal substance abuse; the score can be used to determine subsequent treatment of the infant.
(Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)
NPs are master's degree prepared health experts that focus on helping patients achieve total health and prevent disease.
(Nurse practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)
Succinate enters the Kreb's cycle, and adipate's presence in blood or urine can be monitored to determine the degree of omega oxidation in an individual.
(Omega-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
He excites at once my admiration and my pity to an astonishing degree.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
