DEGREES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a measure for arcs and angles

Example: there are 360 degrees in a circle

Part of speech: Noun

a unit of temperature on a specified scale

Example: the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: a remarkable degree of frankness; at what stage are the social sciences?

Part of speech: Noun

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

Example: a moderate grade of intelligence; a high level of care is required; it is all a matter of degree

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: harm in the second degree; a second degree burn

Part of speech: Noun

the highest power of a term or variable

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude

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