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degree Noun 1. a stage in a scale of relative amount or intensity: this task involved a greater degree of responsibility 2. an academic award given by a university or college on successful completion of a course 3. Grammar any of the forms of an adjective used to indicate relative amount or intensity 4. a unit of temperature Symbol: ° 5. a measure of angle equal to one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle Symbol: ° 6. a unit of latitude or longitude Symbol: ° 7. by degrees little by little; gradually [Latin de- down + gradus step]
Degree a rank or class of persons in society. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
degree noun 2. (Archaic) rank, order, standing, level, class, position, station, status, grade, caste, nobility, echelon >> by degrees little by little, slowly, gradually, moderately, gently, piecemeal, bit by bit, imperceptibly, inch by inch, unhurriedly Translations degree [dɪˈgriː] n → grado; (SCOL) → título; to have a degree in maths → ser licenciado/a en matemáticas; degree [dɪˈgriː] n → degré m; (Scol) → diplôme m (universitaire); a considerable degree of risk → un considérable facteur or élément de risque; by degrees (= gradually) → par degrés; degree [dɪˈgriː] n → Grad m; (Scol) → akademischer Grad m; a degree in maths → ein Hochschulabschluss m in Mathematik; to some degree, to a certain degree → einigermaßen, in gewissem Maße degree [dɪˈgriː] n → grado; (SCOL) → laurea (universitaria); a (first) degree in maths → una laurea in matematica; a considerable degree of risk → una grossa percentuale di rischio; by degrees (= gradually) → gradualmente, a poco a poco; 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, aste degré מִידָה क्रम, कोटि, घनत्व या परिमाण की अवस्था stupanj, položaj mérték, fok tingkat talsvert, þó nokkuð grado 程度 양, 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 aste degré מעלה अंश stupanj fok derajat (suhu) gráða grado 温度 도(온도의 단위) 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 aste degré מַעֲלָה अंश mjerna jedinica za kut fok derajat (sudut) gráða grado 角度 도(각의 단위) 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, 차근차근 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 jossain määrin un certain jusqu'à 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 조금은, 어느 정도는 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,在小范圍內 до певної міри کچھ حد تک một chút 有点,在小范围内 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Amongst our lowest orders, the vocal organs are developed to a degree more than correspondent with those of hearing, so that an Isosceles can easily feign the voice of a Polygon, and, with some training, that of a Circle himself. This island, lying near to the eastern coast of Africa, is in the sixth degree of south latitude, that is to say, four hundred and thirty geographical miles below the equator. In the same degree as Cornelius de Witt had excited the hatred of the people by sowing those evil seeds which are called political passions, Van Baerle had gained the affections of his fellow citizens by completely shunning the pursuit of politics, absorbed as he was in the peaceful pursuit of cultivating tulips. |
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