noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality.
— synonyms: grade, level
noun a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.
— synonyms: level, stage, point
noun an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
— synonyms: academic_degree
noun a measure for arcs and angles.
— synonyms: arcdegree
noun the highest power of a term or variable.
noun a unit of temperature on a specified scale.
noun the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime).
Examples
“She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.”
“A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.”
“180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius.”