degree

de·gree  (d-gr)

n.

1. One of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression; a stage: proceeded to the next degree of difficulty.

2. A step in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent: First cousins are two degrees from their common ancestor.

3. Relative social or official rank, dignity, or position.

4. Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute: a high degree of accuracy.

5. The extent or measure of a state of being, an action, or a relation: modernized their facilities to a large degree.

6. A unit division of a temperature scale.

7. Mathematics A planar unit of angular measure equal in magnitude to ¹/₃₆₀ of a complete revolution.

8. A unit of latitude or longitude, equal to ¹/₃₆₀ of a great circle.

9. Mathematics

a. The greatest sum of the exponents of the variables in a term of a polynomial or polynomial equation.

b. The exponent of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation in standard form.

10.

a. An academic title given by a college or university to a student who has completed a course of study: received the Bachelor of Arts degree at commencement.

b. A similar title conferred as an honorary distinction.

11. Law A division or classification of a specific crime according to its seriousness: murder in the second degree.

12. A classification of the severity of an injury, especially a burn: a third-degree burn.

13. Grammar One of the forms used in the comparison of adjectives and adverbs. For example, tall is the positive degree, taller the comparative degree, and tallest the superlative degree of the adjective tall.

14. Music

a. One of the seven notes of a diatonic scale.

b. A space or line of the staff.

Idioms:

by degrees

Little by little; gradually.

to a degree

To a small extent; in a limited way: doesn't like spicy food, but can eat a little pepper to a degree.

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[Middle English degre, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *dgradus : Latin d-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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degree [dɪˈgriː]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a stage in a scale of relative amount or intensity a high degree of competence

2. (Social Science / Education) an academic award conferred by a university or college on successful completion of a course or as an honorary distinction (honorary degree)

3. (Medicine) any of three categories of seriousness of a burn See burn¹ [22]

4. (Law) (in the US) any of the categories into which a crime is divided according to its seriousness first-degree murder

5. (Sociology) Genealogy a step in a line of descent, used as a measure of the closeness of a blood relationship

6. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar any of the forms of an adjective used to indicate relative amount or intensity: in English they are positive, comparative, and superlative

7. (Music, other) Music any note of a diatonic scale relative to the other notes in that scale D is the second degree of the scale of C major

8. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of temperature on a specified scale the normal body temperature of man is 36.8 degrees Celsius Symbol ° See also Celsius scale, Fahrenheit scale

9. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a measure of angle equal to one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the angle traced by one complete revolution of a line about one of its ends. Symbol ° See also minute¹ [2] second² [2] Compare radian

10. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units)

a.  a unit of latitude or longitude, divided into 60 minutes, used to define points on the earth's surface or on the celestial sphere

b.  a point or line defined by units of latitude and/or longitude. Symbol °

11. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit on any of several scales of measurement, as for alcohol content or specific gravity. Symbol °

12. (Mathematics) Maths

a.  the highest power or the sum of the powers of any term in a polynomial or by itself x⁴ + x + 3 and xyz² are of the fourth degree

b.  the greatest power of the highest order derivative in a differential equation

13. Obsolete a step; rung

14. (Sociology) Archaic a stage in social status or rank

by degrees little by little; gradually

to a degree somewhat; rather

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units)

degrees of frost See frost [3]

[from Old French degre, from Latin de- + gradus step, grade]

degreeless  adj

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degree  (d-gr)

1. A unit division of a temperature scale.

2.

a. A unit for measuring an angle or an arc of a circle. One degree is ¹/₃₆₀ of the circumference of a circle.

b. This unit used to measure latitude or longitude on the Earth's surface.

3. The greatest sum of the exponents of the variables in a term of a polynomial or polynomial equation. For example, x³ + 2xy + x is of the third degree.

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Degree a rank or class of persons in society.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	degree - 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" level, grade caliber, calibre, quality - a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" intensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense grind - the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee" depth - degree of psychological or intellectual profundity highness - a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates" high - a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" low - a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low" lowness - a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" extreme - the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes" amplitude level - the level on a scale of amplitude moderation, moderateness - quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes immoderateness, immoderation - the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation SPF, sun protection factor - the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
	2.	degree - 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?" stage, level, point state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" ladder - ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder" acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, superlative, elevation, height, pinnacle, peak, top - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" extent - the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" resultant, end point - the final point in a process standard of life, standard of living - a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system" plane - a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane" state of the art - the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel" ultimacy, ultimateness - the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values" quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus climax - the most severe stage of a disease
	3.	degree - 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" academic degree accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" associate degree, associate - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies honours, honours degree - a university degree with honors master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university law degree - degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school honorary degree, honoris causa - a degree conferred to honor the recipient
	4.	degree - a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" arcdegree angular unit - a unit of measurement for angles arcminute, minute of arc, minute - a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree oxtant - a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant sextant - a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
	5.	degree - the highest power of a term or variable degree of a term - the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term degree of a polynomial - the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree first degree - a degree of one; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree" exponent, index, power - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
	6.	degree - a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" temperature unit - a unit of measurement for temperature C, degree Celsius, degree centigrade - a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature degree Fahrenheit, F - a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
	7.	degree - the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn" magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"

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degree

noun

1. amount, measure, rate, level, stage, extent, grade, proportion, gradation They achieved varying degrees of success.

2. (Archaic) rank, order, standing, level, class, position, station, status, grade, caste, nobility, echelon the fall of a man of high degree and noble character

by degrees little by little, slowly, gradually, moderately, gently, piecemeal, bit by bit, imperceptibly, inch by inch, unhurriedly The crowd was thinning, but only by degrees.

give someone the third degree interrogate, question, examine, ask, pump, grill (informal), quiz, cross-examine, cross-question He gave me the third degree on my relationship with you.

to a degree or to some degree to some extent, to a certain extent, up to a point These statements are, to some degree, all correct.

Academic degrees

Degree 

Abbreviation
Bachelor of Agriculture	BAgr
Bachelor of Arts	BA
Bachelor of Commerce	BCom
Bachelor of Dental Surgery	BDS
Bachelor of Divinity	BD
Bachelor of Education	BEd
Bachelor of Engineering	BEng
Bachelor of Law	BL
Bachelor of Laws	LLB
Bachelor of Letters	BLitt
Bachelor of Medicine	BM or MB
Bachelor of Music	BMus, MusB, or MusBac
Bachelor of Pharmacy	BPharm
Bachelor of Philosophy	BPhil
Bachelor of Science	BSc
Bachelor of Surgery	BS
Diploma in Education	DipEd
Doctor of Dental Surgery or Science	DDS or DDSc
Doctor of Divinity	DD
Doctor of Laws	LLD
Doctor of Letters or Literature	DLitt or LittD
Doctor of Medicine	MD
Doctor of Music	DMus, MusD, or MusDoc
Doctor of Philosophy	PhD
Higher National Certificate	HNC
Higher National Diploma	HND
Master of Arts	MA
Master of Education	MEd
Master of Laws	LLM
Master of Letters	MLitt
Master of Music	MMus
Master of Philosophy	MPhil
Master of Science	MSc
Master of Surgery	MCh
Master of Technology	MTech
Ordinary National Certificate	ONC
Ordinary National Diploma	OND

Translations

degree [dɪˈgriː]

A. N

1. (gen) (Geog, Math) → grado m
ten degrees below freezing → diez grados bajo cero

2. (= extent) → punto m, grado m
to such a degree that → hasta tal punto que ...
a high degree of uncertainty → un alto grado de incertidumbre
with varying degrees of success → con mayor o menor éxito
they have some or a certain degree of freedom → tienen cierto grado de libertad
to some or a certain degree → hasta cierto punto
to the highest degree → en sumo grado
he is superstitious to a degree (esp Brit) → es sumamente supersticioso

3. (= stage in scale) → grado m
by degrees → poco a poco, gradualmente, por etapas
first/second/third degree burns → quemaduras fpl de primer/segundo/tercer grado
first degree murder; murder in the first degree → homicidio m en primer grado
second degree murder; murder in the second degree → homicidio m en segundo grado
to give sb the third degree → interrogar a algn brutalmente, sacudir a algn

4. (Univ) → título m
first degree → licenciatura f
higher degree → doctorado m
honorary degree → doctorado m "honoris causa"
she's got a degree in English → es licenciada en filología inglesa
to get a degree → sacar un título
to take a degree in (= study) → hacer la carrera de; (= graduate) → licenciarse en

5. (= social standing) → rango m, condición f social

B. CPD degree course N (Brit) (Univ) → licenciatura f
to do a degree course → hacer una licenciatura

DEGREE

Al título universitario equivalente a la licenciatura se le conoce como Bachelor's degree, que se obtiene generalmente tras tres años de estudios. Las titulaciones más frecuentes son las de Letras: Bachelor of Arts o BA y Ciencias: Bachelor of Science o BSc en el Reino Unido, BS en Estados Unidos.

En el Reino Unido, la mayoría de los estudiantes reciben un honours degree, cuyas calificaciones, en orden descendente son: first (1) la nota más alta, seguida de upper second (2-1), lower second (2-2) y third (3). En algunas ocasiones se puede obtener un ordinary degree, por ejemplo en el caso de que no se aprueben los exámenes para obtener el título pero los examinadores consideren que a lo largo de la carrera se han tenido unos resultados mínimos satisfactorios.

En Estados Unidos los estudiantes no reciben calificaciones en sus titulaciones de fin de carrera, pero sí existe la matrícula de honor (honours), que puede ser, de menor a mayor importancia: cum laude, magna cum laude y summa cum laude.

Master's degree es normalmente un título que se recibe tras estudios de postgrado, en los que se combinan horas lectivas o investigación con una tesina final, conocida como dissertation. Las titulaciones más frecuentes son las de Master of Arts o MA, Master of Science o MSc y Master of Business Administration o MBA. El título se concede con la única calificación de apto. En algunas universidades, como las escocesas, el título de master's degree no es de postgrado, sino que corresponde a la licenciatura.

El título universitario más alto es el de doctorado, doctorate o doctor's degree, abreviado normalmente como PhD o DPhil.

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degree [dɪˈgriː] n

(unit of measurement) → degré m
a temperature of 30 degrees → une température de trente degrés
10 degrees below zero → 10 degrés au-dessous de zéro

(= amount) → degré m
a degree of sth (= certain amount) → un certain degré de qch
with varying degrees of success → avec plus ou moins de succès
a high degree of sth (= a considerable amount) → un taux considérable de qch
a considerable degree of risk → un facteur de risque considérable
to some degree (= to some extent) → dans une certaine mesure
to a certain degree (= to a certain extent) → jusqu'à un certain point, dans une certaine mesure
to what degree (= to what extent) → dans quelle mesure
by degrees (= gradually) → progressivement

(= university qualification) → diplôme m (universitaire)
to have a degree → avoir un diplôme universitaire
a degree in English → un diplôme d'anglais
a degree in maths (British) → un diplôme de maths
to do a degree [student] → préparer un diplôme
degree ceremony n (British) → cérémonie f de remise des diplômes
degree course n (British) to do a degree course → faire une licence
to do a degree course in → faire une licence de
degree day n (at university) → jour m de la remise des diplômes

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degree

n

(= unit of measurement) → Grad m no pl; an angle of 90 degrees → ein Winkel m → von 90 Grad; it was 35 degrees in the shade → es waren 35 Grad im Schatten

(= extent: of risk, uncertainty etc) → Maß nt; some or a certain degree of → ein gewisses Maß an (+dat); to some degree, to a (certain) degree → einigermaßen, zu einem gewissen Grad, in gewissem Maße; to a high degree → in hohem Maße; to such a degree that … → so sehr or in solchem Maße, dass …; to what degree was he involved? → wie weit or in welchem Maße war er verwickelt?

(= step in scale) → Grad m; by degrees → nach und nach; first degree murder (Jur) → Mord m; second degree murder (Jur) → Totschlag m

(Univ) → akademischer Grad; first degree → erster akademischer Grad; to get one’s degree → seinen akademischen Grad erhalten; to do a degree → studieren; when did you do your degree? → wann haben Sie das Examen gemacht?; I’m taking or doing a language degree or a degree in languages → ich studiere Sprachwissenschaften; I’ve got a degree in Business Studies → ich habe einen Hochschulabschluss in Wirtschaftslehre

(= position in society) → Rang m, → Stand m

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degree:

degree ceremony

n (Brit Univ) → Graduierungsfeier f

degree course

n Universitätskurs, der mit dem ersten akademischen Grad abschließt

degree day

n → Tag m → der Gradverleihung

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degree [dɪˈgriː] n

a. (gen) (Math, Geog) → grado
10 degrees below freezing → 10 gradi sotto zero

b. (amount) a high degree of uncertainty → un largo margine d'incertezza
a considerable degree of risk → una grossa percentuale di rischio

c. (step in scale) by degrees → a poco a poco, gradualmente
to some degree, to a certain degree → in certa misura, fino a un certo punto

d. (Univ) → laurea
first degree → laurea
honorary degree → laurea ad honorem
to get one's degree → prendere la laurea, laurearsi
I'm doing a degree in languages → sono iscritto a lingue
a (first) degree in maths → una laurea in matematica

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degree

n degree [diˈgriː]

1 (an) amount or extent There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person. graad, trap دَرَجَه степен míra, stupeň grad der Grad βαθμός grado määr میزان؛ مقدار määrä degré מִידָה क्रम, कोटि, घनत्व या परिमाण की अवस्था stupanj, položaj mérték, fok tingkat talsvert, þó nokkuð grado 程度 정도 laipsnis pakāpe kadar graad grad stopień grau grad степень miera stopnja stepen grad ระดับ derece, düzey 程度 ступінь, міра مقدار یا شدّت mức độ 程度

2 a unit of temperature 20^° (= 20 degrees) Celsius. graad دَرَجَه مِئَوِيَّه градус stupeň grad das Grad βαθμός (θερμοκρασία) grado kraad درجه lämpöaste degré מעלה अंश stupanj fok derajat (suhu) gráða grado 温度 도 laipsnis grāds darjah graad grad stopień grau grad градус stupeň stopinja stepen grad องศา (หน่วยวัดอุณหภูมิ) (ทางฟิสิกส์) derece （攝氏溫度的）度數 градус حرارت کی ایک اکائی độ C （摄氏温度的）度数

3 a unit by which angles are measured at an angle of 90 (= 90 degrees). graad درَجَة (الزاوِيَه) градус stupeň grad der Grad μοίρα grado kraad درجه kulma-aste degré מַעֲלָה अंश mjerna jedinica za kut fok derajat (sudut) gráða grado 角度 각도 laipsnis grāds darjah graad grad stopień grau grad градус stupeň stopinja stepen grad องศา (หน่วยวัดมุมทางเราขาคณิต) derece （角的）度數 градус زاویے کی ایک اکائی độ （角的）度数

4 a title or certificate given by a university etc He took a degree in chemistry. graad دَرَجَه (جامِعِيَّه) научна степен hodnost, diplom grad; eksamen die Würde, der Grad πτυχίο título teaduskraad مدرک loppututkinto diplôme תוֹאָר उपाधि या प्रमाणपत्र akademski stupanj fokozat; végzettség, diploma gelar kesarjanaan gráða laurea, titolo accademico 学位 학위 mokslinis laipsnis iegūt zinātnisko grādu ijazah graad grad, eksamen tytuł, stopień naukowy grau diplomă учёная степень diplom diploma diploma grad, examen ปริญญา diploma 學位 звання, науковий ступінь یونورسٹی کا اعزاز یا سند bằng cấp 学位

by degrees

gradually We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees. trapsgewys, langsamerhand, geleidelik تَدْريجِيًّا постепено postupně gradvist allmählich βαθμιαία, σταδιακά poco a poco, gradualmente, paulatinamente aste-astmelt کم کم asteittain petit à petit בְּהַדרָגָה क्रमानुसार postupno fokozatosan berangsur-angsur smám saman per gradi 次第に 단계적으로 palaipsniui pakāpeniski beransur-ansur stukje bij beetje gradvis stopniowo gradualmente treptat постепенно postupne postopoma postepeno gradvis ทีละน้อย yavaş yavaş 逐漸地 поступово درجہ بدرجہ dần dần 逐渐地

to a degree

to a small extent I agree with you to a degree, but I have doubts about your conclusions. in sekere mate إلى حَدٍّ كَبير до някъде do jisté míry til en vis grad; i nogen grad bis zu einem (bestimmten) Grad hasta cierto punto teataval määral تا اندازه ای vähän jusqu'à un certain point בְּמִידָה מְסוּיֶמֶת एक हद तक do određenog stupnja bizonyos mértékben sedikit að vissu marki fino a un certo punto ある程度までは 약간 iš dalies zināmā mērā sedikit tot op zekere hoogte i noen grad w pewnym stopniu até certo ponto până la un punct отчасти do určitej miery do neke mere donekle i viss (någon) mån เล้กน้อย kısmen, bir dereceye kadar 有點，在小範圍內 до певної міри کچھ حد تک một chút 有点，在小范围内

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degree → درجة míra grad Grad βαθμός grado aste licence stupanj grado 程度 정도 graad grad stopień grau степень grad องศา derece mức độ 程度