degree

US /dɪˈɡri/

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UK /dɪˈgri:/

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noun

  • Amount or extent of something
  • Unit for measuring temperature or angles
  • Qualification received after completing university
  • A qualification awarded to students who successfully complete a course of study at a university or college.
  • A unit of measurement of temperature.
  • The extent or intensity to which something is the case.
  • A unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of a full rotation.
  • The highest power of a variable in a mathematical expression.

Examples

keen amateurs who work hard, with varying degrees of success

If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours.