degree

Noun

• the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
  • murder in the second degree
    
  • a second degree burn
    

• a unit of temperature on a specified scale
  • the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
    

• the highest power of a term or variable

• a measure for arcs and angles
  • there are 360 degrees in a circle
    

• an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
  • he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
    

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  • a remarkable degree of frankness
    
  • at what stage are the social sciences?
    

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  • a moderate grade of intelligence
    
  • a high level of care is required
    
  • it is all a matter of degree
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  arcdegree , academic degree , level , stage , point , grade