Degree | Mean of degree in English Dictionary

/dɪˈgriː/

• Noun
• a unit for measuring temperature
1. Bake the bread at 350 degrees (Fahrenheit) for 35 minutes.
2. 20 degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius [=20° F/C]
• a unit for measuring the size of an angle
1. There are 360 degrees in a circle.
2. 47 degrees latitude/longitude
3. a 15 degree angle [=a 15° angle]
• an amount or level that can be measured or compared to another amount or level
1. These trees will thrive, to a greater or lesser degree, in a number of climates.
2. To what degree [=how much] is she interested in finance?
3. We don't yet know the degree to which [=how much] the roof is damaged.
4. a high degree of difficulty/skill
5. They have had varying degrees of success.
6. We can now predict the weather with a greater degree of accuracy. [=with more accuracy]

• a measure of how severe or serious something is
1. He was accused of murder in the first degree. = He was accused of first-degree murder. [=the most serious kind of murder]
2. a second-degree burn
• an official document and title that is given to someone who has successfully completed a series of classes at a college or university
1. She has a degree in engineering.
2. a four-year degree [=a degree that is given to someone who has completed four years of study]
3. a bachelor's/master's degree
4. She received an honorary degree. [=a degree given by a college or university to someone who is not a student but who has done something important]
• very slowly
1. The tomatoes changed by degrees from green to red.
• not completely but partly
1. To some degree, they're right.
2. We simplified the process to a certain degree. [=somewhat]