degree
noun
[ dɪˈɡriː ]
• the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present.
• "a degree of caution is probably wise"
Similar:
level,
stage,
point,
rung,
standard,
grade,
gradation,
mark,
amount,
extent,
measure,
magnitude,
intensity,
strength,
proportion,
ratio,
• a unit of measurement of angles, one ninetieth of a right angle or the angle subtended by one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle.
• "set at an angle of 45 degrees"
• a unit in any of various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness.
• "water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
• an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course, or conferred as an honour on a distinguished person.
• "a degree in zoology"
• social or official rank.
• "persons of unequal degree"
Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’.
