degree
A completed curriculum of study in tertiary educationA completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.
» She has a degree in biology.
Sie hat einen Hochschulabschluss in Biologie.
У неё степень в биологии.
Вона має ступінь з біології.
Meaning
16 sensesA completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.
She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.
A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.
Most humans have a field of vision of almost 180 degrees.
Grad, Winkelgrad, Altgrad
гра́дусgrádus
гра́дусhrádus
A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
212 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to 100 degrees Celsius.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2.
The dimensionality of a field extension.
The set of complex numbers constitutes a field extension of degree 2 over the real numbers.
The Galois field #92;operatorname#123;GF#125;(125)#61;#92;operatorname#123;GF#125;(5³) has degree 3 over its subfield #92;operatorname#123;GF#125;(5).
The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
сте́пеньstépenʹ
сту́піньstúpinʹ
The number of logical connectives in a formula.
The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
Examples
654 sentencesShe has a degree in biology.
Вона має ступінь з біології.
ruУ неё степень в биологии.
deSie hat einen Hochschulabschluss in Biologie.
Tom doesn't have a graduate degree.
У Тома немає вищої освіти.
deTom hat keinen Universitätsabschluss.
Tom is getting a teaching degree.
Том отримує педагогічну ступінь.
My temperature was below thirty-seven degrees this morning.
Сьогодні вранці температура в мене була нижче тридцяти семи градусів.
deMeine Körpertemperatur lag heute Morgen unter siebenunddreißig Grad.
My temperature is 38 degrees.
Моя температура 38 градусів.
ruМоя температура 38 градусов.
deMeine Körpertemperatur beträgt 38°C.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from LatFrom Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.
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Forms
plural: degreesSynonyms
11 synonyms- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality:gradelevel
- a measure for arcs and angles:arcdegree
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process:levelstagepoint
- an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study:academic degree
Word family
86 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1School and university — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- a college degree
- a degree in
- first degree murder
- degrees below zero
- has a degree
- college degree
- master's degree
- degree murder
- a master's degree
- master's degree in
- first degree
- degrees celsius