degree
/dɪˈɡri/
noun
- A unit for measuring temperature, often shown with the symbol °.
- Set the oven to 350 degrees to bake the cake.
- The temperature outside is 30 degrees Celsius.
- Water boils at 100 degrees.
- An academic title given by a college or university after completing a course of study.
- She earned a degree in biology from the university.
- Many jobs require a college degree.
- He is studying for his master's degree in engineering.
- The amount or level of something; a measure of how strong, serious, or extreme something is.
- She showed a great degree of patience with the children.
- The accident caused a degree of damage to the car.
- There is a high degree of risk in that investment.
- A unit for measuring angles, equal to 1/360 of a full circle.
- Turn the wheel 180 degrees to go the other way.
- The satellite orbits at an angle of 45 degrees.
- A right angle is 90 degrees.