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English noun: degree | |||
| 1. | degree (attribute) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality | ||
| Samples | A moderate grade of intelligence. A high level of care is required. It is all a matter of degree. | ||
| Synonyms | grade, level | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amplitude level, caliber, calibre, depth, extreme, grind, high, highness, immoderateness, immoderation, intensity, intensiveness, low, lowness, moderateness, moderation, quality, SPF, sun protection factor | ||
| Attribute | high, intense, low, mild | ||
| 2. | degree (state) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | ||
| Samples | A remarkable degree of frankness. At what stage are the social sciences?. | ||
| Synonyms | level, point, stage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acme, climax, elevation, end point, extent, height, ladder, meridian, peak, pinnacle, plane, quickening, resultant, standard of life, standard of living, state of the art, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, ultimacy, ultimateness | ||
| 3. | degree (communication) an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study | ||
| Samples | He earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude. | ||
| Synonyms | academic degree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | associate, associate degree, baccalaureate, bachelor's degree, doctor's degree, doctorate, honorary degree, honoris causa, honours, honours degree, law degree, master's degree | ||
| 4. | degree (quantity) a measure for arcs and angles | ||
| Samples | There are 360 degrees in a circle. | ||
| Synonyms | arcdegree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angular unit | ||
| Part holonym | arcminute, minute, minute of arc | ||
| Part meronym | oxtant, sextant | ||
| 5. | degree (cognition) the highest power of a term or variable | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exponent, index, power | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | degree of a polynomial, degree of a term, first degree | ||
| 6. | degree (quantity) a unit of temperature on a specified scale | ||
| Samples | The game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temperature unit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | C, degree Celsius, degree centigrade, degree Fahrenheit, F | ||
| 7. | degree (attribute) the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) | ||
| Samples | Murder in the second degree. A second degree burn. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
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