Meaning

16 senses
  1. A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.

    She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.

    A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2.

  5. 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).

  6. The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.

    сте́пеньstépenʹ

    сту́піньstúpinʹ

  7. The number of logical connectives in a formula.

  8. The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.

  9. A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.

  10. Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.

  11. A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.

  12. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.

Examples

654 sentences
  1. She has a degree in biology.

    Вона має ступінь з біології.

    ruУ неё степень в биологии.

    deSie hat einen Hochschulabschluss in Biologie.

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  2. Tom doesn't have a graduate degree.

    У Тома немає вищої освіти.

    deTom hat keinen Universitätsabschluss.

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  3. Tom is getting a teaching degree.

    Том отримує педагогічну ступінь.

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  4. 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.

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  5. My temperature is 38 degrees.

    Моя температура 38 градусів.

    ruМоя температура 38 градусов.

    deMeine Körpertemperatur beträgt 38°C.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
academic award:
unit of measurement of temperature:
amount, proportion, extent:
Русский
By meaning 3
academic award:
unit of measurement of temperature:
amount, proportion, extent:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
academic award:
unit of measurement of temperature:
geometry: unit of measurement of angle:
amount, proportion, extent:

Origin

From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Lat

From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.

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Forms

plural: degrees
Singulardegree
Pluraldegrees

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
unit of angle:arcdegree°
Close in meaning
  • 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 words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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