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degree day

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degree day
n
(Social Science / Education) a day on which university degrees are conferred
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Noun1.degree daydegree day - the day on which university degrees are conferred
commencement day
day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
2.degree day - a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building
temperature unit - a unit of measurement for temperature


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There have been many less degree days this year than in past winters.
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If Growing Degree Day (GDD) accumulation is slow and night-time temperatures are cool, it may take 44 days to get from silking to dent--the period in which dry weight is added to kernels.
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A hot, humid wind was a minor blessing on the 90-plus degree day as it blew off Lake Rathbun, one of Iowa's largest lakes, located about an hour-and-a-half south of Des Moines, the state's capitol.
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