degree
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1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | property, |
definition | : | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | grind, |
definition | : | the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | depth, |
definition | : | degree of psychological or intellectual profundity (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | highness, |
definition | : | a high degree (of amount or force etc.) (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | high, |
definition | : | a lofty level or position or degree (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | low, |
definition | : | a low level or position or degree (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | lowness, |
definition | : | a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.) (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | extreme, |
definition | : | the furthest or highest degree of something (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | amplitude level, |
definition | : | the level on a scale of amplitude (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | spf, sun protection factor, |
definition | : | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun (noun.attribute) |
attribute | : | high, |
definition | : | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount (adj.all) |
attribute | : | low, |
definition | : | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount (adj.all) |
attribute | : | mild, |
definition | : | moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme (adj.all) |
attribute | : | intense, |
definition | : | possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree (adj.all) |
2. the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | magnitude, |
definition | : | the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) (noun.attribute) |
3. the highest power of a term or variable (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | exponent, index, power, |
definition | : | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | degree of a term, |
definition | : | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | degree of a polynomial, |
definition | : | the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | first degree, |
definition | : | a degree of one (noun.cognition) |
4. an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | associate, associate degree, |
definition | : | a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | baccalaureate, bachelor's degree, |
definition | : | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | master's degree, |
definition | : | an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | doctor's degree, doctorate, |
definition | : | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | law degree, |
definition | : | degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school (noun.communication) |
5. a measure for arcs and angles (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | angular unit, |
definition | : | a unit of measurement for angles (noun.quantity) |
part meronym | : | oxtant, |
definition | : | a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant (noun.quantity) |
part meronym | : | sextant, |
definition | : | a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees (noun.quantity) |
6. a unit of temperature on a specified scale (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | temperature unit, |
definition | : | a unit of measurement for temperature (noun.quantity) |
hyponym | : | degree fahrenheit, f, |
definition | : | a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature (noun.quantity) |
7. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (noun.state)
hypernym | : | state, |
definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | ladder, |
definition | : | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, |
definition | : | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | extent, |
definition | : | the point or degree to which something extends (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | plane, |
definition | : | a level of existence or development (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | state of the art, |
definition | : | the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | ultimacy, ultimateness, |
definition | : | the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | quickening, |
definition | : | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | climax, |
definition | : | the most severe stage of a disease (noun.state) |
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