degree

(noun) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. Synonyms: grade, level. Examples: "A moderate grade of intelligence." "A high level of care is required." "It is all a matter of degree."

(noun) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. Synonyms: level, stage, point. Examples: "A remarkable degree of frankness." "At what stage are the social sciences?."

(noun) an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study. Synonyms: academic degree. Examples: "He earned his degree at princeton summa cum laude."

(noun) a measure for arcs and angles. Synonyms: arcdegree. Examples: "There are 360 degrees in a circle."

(noun) the highest power of a term or variable.

(noun) a unit of temperature on a specified scale. Examples: "The game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature."

(noun) the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime). Examples: "Murder in the second degree." "A second degree burn."