degree

a mark, grade, level, phase; any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale; extent, measure, scope, or the like: To what degree is he willing to cooperate?
Not to be confused with:decree – a formal and authoritative order having the force of law: a presidential decree; a judicial decision or order; a doctrinal act of an ecumenical council

de·gree

D0100600 (dĭ-grē′)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.

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

degree

(dɪˈɡriː) n1. (Units) a stage in a scale of relative amount or intensity: a high degree of competence. 2. (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 burn¹²³4. (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 relationship6. (Grammar) grammar any of the forms of an adjective used to indicate relative amount or intensity: in English they are positive, comparative, and superlative7. (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. (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 scale9. (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, second²^1a Compare radian10. (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 sphereb. a point or line defined by units of latitude and/or longitude11. (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 equation13. obsolete a step; rung14. (Sociology) archaic a stage in social status or rank15. by degrees little by little; gradually16. to a degree somewhat; rather17. (Units) degrees of frost See frost³[C13: from Old French degre, from Latin de- + gradus step, grade] deˈgreeless adj

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n. 1. any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale. 2. a stage or point in or as if in progression or retrogression: We followed the degrees of her recovery with joy. 3. a stage in a scale of intensity or amount: a high degree of mastery. 4. extent, measure, scope, or the like. 5. a stage in a scale of rank or station, as in society, business, etc.: a lord of high degree. 6. an academic title conferred by universities and colleges upon the completion of studies, or as an honorary recognition of achievement. 7. a unit of measure, esp. of temperature, marked on the scale of a measuring instrument. 8. the 360th part of a complete angle or turn, often represented by the sign °, as in 45°. 9. the distinctive classification of a crime according to its gravity. 10. one of the parallel formations of adjectives and adverbs used to express differences in quality, quantity, or intensity, consisting in English of the comparative, positive, and superlative. 11. a. the sum of the exponents of the variables in an algebraic term: x³and 2x² y are terms of degree three. b. the term of highest degree of a given equation or polynomial: The expression 3x²y + y² + 1 is of degree three. c. the exponent of the derivative of highest order appearing in a given differential equation. 12. a tone, step, or note of a musical scale. 13. a certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of relationship: a cousin of the second degree. 14. Obs. a step, as of a stair. Idioms: 1. by degrees, by easy stages; gradually. 2. to a degree, a. somewhat. b. exceedingly. [1200–50; Middle English degre < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *dēgradus; see de-, grade] de•greed′, adj.

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(dĭ-grē′)1. A unit division of a temperature scale. See Note at Celsius.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. In a polynomial, the degree of the term that has the highest degree. For example, x³ + 2xy + x is of the third degree.

Degree

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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, gradecaliber, 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 intensegrind - the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee"depth - degree of psychological or intellectual profundityhighness - 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 amplitudemoderation, moderateness - quality of being moderate and avoiding extremesimmoderateness, immoderation - the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderationSPF, 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, pointstate - 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 processstandard 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 fetusclimax - 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 degreeaccolade, 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 studiesbachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studieshonours, honours degree - a university degree with honorsmaster's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degreedoctorate, doctor's degree - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a universitylaw degree - degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law schoolhonorary 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"arcdegreeangular unit - a unit of measurement for anglesarcminute, minute of arc, minute - a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degreeoxtant - a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrantsextant - a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
	5.	degree - the highest power of a term or variabledegree of a term - the sum of the exponents of the variables in the termdegree of a polynomial - the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degreefirst 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 temperatureC, degree Celsius, degree centigrade - a degree on the centigrade scale of temperaturedegree 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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noun1. 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 characterby 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

degree

noun1. One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale:grade, level, peg, point, rung, stage, step.Informal: notch.2. Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute:extent, magnitude, measure, proportion.

Translations

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degree

(diˈgriː) noun1. (an) amount or extent. There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.程度2. a unit of temperature. 20^° (= 20 degrees) Celsius. （摄氏温度的）度数 3. a unit by which angles are measured. at an angle of 90 (= 90 degrees). （角的）度数 4. a title or certificate given by a university etc. He took a degree in chemistry.学位by degrees gradually. We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees.逐渐地to a degree to a small extent. I agree with you to a degree, but I have doubts about your conclusions. 有点，在小范围内

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get the third degree

To be interrogated, scrutinized, or questioned intensely or thoroughly by someone. My boyfriend is so controlling that I always get the third degree if I go anywhere or see anyone without him. I got the third degree from the police regarding my whereabouts during the crime.See also: degree, get, third

give (someone) the third degree

To interrogate, scrutinize, or question someone intensely or thoroughly. My boyfriend is so controlling, always giving me the third degree if I go anywhere or see anyone without him. The police gave me the third degree regarding my whereabouts during the crime.See also: degree, give, third

to a certain degree

Somewhat; partly; in a limited way or to a limited extent. Your essay would be improved to a certain degree by tidying up your paragraphs, but your topic on the whole has some fundamental problems. Our administration is willing to negotiate to a certain degree, but we aren't ready to make any significant changes to the legislation.See also: certain, degree

do a 180 degree turn

To make a big change in some area of one's life. If one physically turns 180 degrees, one will then be facing the opposite direction. A: "Can you believe that Sam quit his job at the firm?" B: "No, he really did a 180 degree turn on being a paralegal!"See also: 180, degree, turn

by degrees

Gradually; in steps. I've been putting $50 aside every month to increase my savings account by degrees.See also: by, degree

to some degree

Somewhat; partly; in a limited way or to a limited extent. Your essay would be improved to some degree by tidying up your paragraphs, but your topic on the whole has some fundamental problems. The administration is willing to negotiate to some degree, but it is not ready to make any significant changes to the legislation.See also: degree

the third degree

Intense or thorough interrogation, scrutiny, or questioning. Kayla's boyfriend is so controlling, always giving her the third degree if she goes anywhere or sees anyone without him. I got the third degree from the police regarding my whereabouts during the crime.See also: degree, third

to the nth degree

To the highest level or degree; as much as possible. We're pushing the computer to the nth degree to be able to render these kinds of effects. The film is cheesy to the nth degree, but intentionally so.See also: degree, nth

one degree under

Not completely well or healthy. I'm a lot better than I was on Friday, but I'm still feeling one degree under.See also: degree, one

to a degree

Somewhat; partly; in a limited way or to a limited degree. Your essay would be improved to a degree by tidying up your paragraphs, but your topic on the whole has some fundamental problems. Our administration is willing to negotiate to a degree, but we aren't ready to make any significant changes to the legislation.See also: degree

do a one-eighty

and turn one hundred and eighty degrees 1. Lit. to turn around and go in the opposite direction. When I hollered, the dog did a one-eighty and headed back to its own yard. 2. Fig. to radically reverse a decision or opinion. His political philosophy turned one hundred and eighty degrees when he grew a little older.

*third degree

Fig. a long and detailed period of questioning. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) Why is it I get the third degree from you every time I come home late? Poor Sally spent all night at the police station getting the third degree.See also: degree, third

to the nth degree

to the maximum amount. Jane is a perfectionist and tries to be careful to the nth degree. This scientific instrument is accurate to the nth degree.See also: degree, nth

by degrees

Gradually, by successive steps or stages. For example, By degrees he began to delegate more and more of his duties to his staff. [Mid-1500s] Also see by inches. See also: by, degree

third degree

Intensive questioning or rough treatment used to obtain information or a confession, as in The detectives gave her the third degree, or Jim gave her the third degree when she came home so late. This term comes from freemasonry, where a candidate receives the third or highest degree, that of master mason, upon passing an intensive test. Dating from the 1770s, the phrase was transferred to other kinds of interrogation in the late 1800s. See also: degree, third

to a degree

Also, to an extent. See to some degree. See also: degree

to some degree

Also, to a certain degree; to some or a certain extent ; to a degree or an extent . Somewhat, in a way, as in To some degree we'll have to compromise, or To an extent it's a matter of adjusting to the colder climate. The use of degree in these terms, all used in the same way, dates from the first half of the 1700s, and extent from the mid-1800s. See also: degree

to the nth degree

To the utmost, as in They'd decked out the house to the nth degree. This expression comes from mathematics, where to the nth means "to any required power" ( n standing for any number). It was first recorded in 1852. See also: degree, nth

give someone the third degree

If someone gives you the third degree, they ask you a lot of questions in a determined manner. He told the operator his wife was having a baby on the pavement. The operator gave him the third degree to make sure he was serious. The interviewer didn't exactly give her the third degree.See also: degree, give, someone, third

to the nth degree

If you do something or have a particular quality to the nth degree, you do it or have it to an extreme degree. He carried discretion to the nth degree, speaking only once about his job. You're a risk-taker to the nth degree.See also: degree, nth

one degree under

slightly unwell. informalSee also: degree, one

to the nth degree

to any extent; to the utmost. In mathematics, nth denotes an unspecified member of a series of numbers or enumerated items. 1994 i-D Along the way they argue, get harassed by ignorant locals, sing along to their favourite tunes and camp it up to the nth degree. See also: degree, nth

by deˈgrees

little by little; gradually: The country’s economy won’t improve straight away, but will only get better by degrees.See also: by, degree

to the nth deˈgree

(informal) to the greatest possible amount, level, etc.; very much: This book is boring to the nth degree.See also: degree, nth

(give somebody) the ˌthird deˈgree

(informal) question somebody for a long time and in a thorough way; use threats or violence to get information from somebody: The soldiers were given the third degree in order to make them reveal the information. ♢ Why are you giving me the third degree?This expression comes from Freemasonry (= a secret society). In order to reach the highest level of the organization and become a Third Degree Mason, members are interrogated.See also: degree, third

third degree

n. a session of questioning, usually by the police. Bart got the third degree, but—being the thoroughbred he is—he was a clam. They gave Spike the third degree, but he refused to say anything. See also: degree, third

by degrees

Little by little; gradually.See also: by, degree

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.See also: degree

six degrees of separation

The idea that everyone on earth may be linked to anyone else through a chain of connections. This newer phrase for it’s a small world was the title of a play and the movie based on it (1993) by John Guare. The term is becoming a cliché.See also: degree, of, six

third degree, to give/get the

To give or be subjected to intensive questioning and/or rough treatment. In Freemasonry, the third and highest degree is that of master mason, attained after a stiff examination, and several writers speculate that this may be the source of the late nineteenth-century expression for an inquisition. Today the term is used both for the sometimes brutal tactics of the police and other authorities to make a prisoner tell the truth or reveal secrets, and more lightly for questioning about less important matters, as in “Jane gave Martha the third degree about her good-looking new boss.”See also: get, give, third

to the nth degree

To the utmost possible. In mathematics to the nth has meant “to any required power” since the eighteenth century, and it soon came to be used figuratively as meaning “to any extent” or “to the utmost.” Thus Francis E. Smedley wrote (Lewis Arundel, 1852), “Minerva was great . . . starched to the nth.”See also: degree, nth

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noun one of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale

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