degree

/dɪɡɹˈi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
“a moderate grade of intelligence”
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
“a remarkable degree of frankness”
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 measure for arcs and angles
“there are 360 degrees in a circle”
the highest power of a term or variable
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
“the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature”
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
“murder in the second degree”

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