degree

noun

1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   It is all a matter of degree.

   Synonyms grade level

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   noun.state

   Examples

   A remarkable degree of frankness.

   Synonyms level point stage

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

   noun.communication

   Examples

   He earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude.

   Synonyms academic degree

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. a measure for arcs and angles

   noun.quantity

   Examples

   There are 360 degrees in a circle.

   Synonyms arcdegree

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. the highest power of a term or variable

   noun.cognition

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. a unit of temperature on a specified scale

   noun.quantity

   Examples

   The game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   Murder in the second degree.

   A second degree burn.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. A step, stair, or staircase.

   noun

   Source: webster1913