DEGREE

Definition of DEGREE

  1. (noun)a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  2. (noun)a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  3. (noun)an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
  4. (noun)a measure for arcs and angles
  5. (noun)the highest power of a term or variable
  6. (noun)a unit of temperature on a specified scale
  7. (noun)the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)