degree
n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality: "a
moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care
is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {grade},
{level}]
2: 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?" [syn:
{level}, {stage}, {point}]
3: 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" [syn: {academic degree}]
4: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a
circle" [syn: {arcdegree}]
5: the highest power of a term or variable
6: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was
played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime);
"murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"