n a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
it is all a matter of degree
n a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
a remarkable degree of frankness
n an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
n a measure for arcs and angles
there are 360 degrees in a circle
n the highest power of a term or variable
n a unit of temperature on a specified scale
the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
n the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
murder in the second degree a second degree burn
First 100-degree day predicted this week The first 100-degree day of the year for Hood County may be headed our way this week. The National Weather Service is predicting a high temperature of 100 degrees for Thursday. No blankets will be needed the rest of the week, either, with highs predicted at 98 or 99 each day. There is no rain in our forecast.… Read the rest
June 11, 2013 - Hood County News
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