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degree
Overview of noun degree
The noun degree has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (27) degree, grade, level -- (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")
2. (17) degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?")
3. (15) academic degree, degree -- (an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude")
4. (7) degree -- (a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature")
5. (7) degree, arcdegree -- (a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle")
6. (6) degree -- (the highest power of a term or variable)
7. degree -- (the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun degree
7 senses of degree
Sense 1
degree, grade, level
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
degree, level, stage, point
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
academic degree, degree
=> award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
=> symbol
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
degree
=> temperature unit
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
=> angular unit
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
degree
=> exponent, power, index
=> mathematical notation
=> notation, notational system
=> writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
degree
=> magnitude
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun degree
5 of 7 senses of degree
Sense 1
degree, grade, level
=> quality, caliber, calibre
=> intensity, intensiveness
=> depth
=> highness
=> high
=> low
=> lowness
=> extreme
=> amplitude level
=> moderation, moderateness
=> immoderation, immoderateness
=> sun protection factor, SPF
Sense 2
degree, level, stage, point
=> ladder
=> acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
=> extent
=> resultant, end point
=> standard of living, standard of life
=> plane
=> state of the art
=> ultimacy, ultimateness
=> quickening
=> climax
Sense 3
academic degree, degree
=> associate degree, associate
=> bachelor's degree, baccalaureate
=> honours, honours degree
=> master's degree
=> doctor's degree, doctorate
=> law degree
=> honorary degree, honoris causa
Sense 4
degree
=> degree centigrade, degree Celsius, C
=> degree Fahrenheit, F
Sense 6
degree
=> degree of a term
=> degree of a polynomial
=> first degree
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun degree
7 senses of degree
Sense 1
degree, grade, level
=> property
Sense 2
degree, level, stage, point
=> state
Sense 3
academic degree, degree
=> award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
Sense 4
degree
=> temperature unit
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
=> angular unit
Sense 6
degree
=> exponent, power, index
Sense 7
degree
=> magnitude
Antonyms of noun degree
Member Holonyms of noun degree
Substance Holonyms of noun degree
Part Holonyms of noun degree
1 of 7 senses of degree
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
PART OF: oxtant
PART OF: sextant
Member Meronyms of noun degree
Substance Meronyms of noun degree
Part Meronyms of noun degree
1 of 7 senses of degree
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
HAS PART: minute, arcminute, minute of arc
Meronyms of noun degree
1 of 7 senses of degree
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
HAS PART: minute, arcminute, minute of arc
Holonyms of noun degree
1 of 7 senses of degree
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
PART OF: oxtant
PART OF: sextant
Attributes of noun degree
1 of 7 senses of degree
Sense 1
degree, grade, level
=> high (vs. low)
=> low (vs. high)
=> mild (vs. intense)
=> intense (vs. mild)
Derived Forms of noun degree
Domain of noun degree
Domain Terms of noun degree
Familiarity of noun degree
degree used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun degree
7 senses of degree
Sense 1
degree, grade, level
> property
=> actinism
=> isotropy, symmetry
=> anisotropy
=> characteristic, device characteristic
=> connectivity
=> duality, wave-particle duality
=> heredity, genetic endowment
=> age
=> manner, mode, style, way, fashion
=> constitution, composition, makeup
=> consistency, consistence, body
=> disposition
=> tactile property, feel
=> visual property
=> olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent
=> sound property
=> fullness, mellowness, richness
=> taste property
=> saltiness
=> edibility, edibleness
=> bodily property
=> physical property
=> chemical property
=> sustainability
=> strength
=> concentration
=> weakness
=> temporal property
=> viability
=> spatial property, spatiality
=> magnitude
=> degree, grade, level
=> size
=> hydrophobicity
=> analyticity
=> compositeness
=> primality
=> selectivity
=> vascularity
=> extension
=> solvability, solubility
=> unsolvability, insolubility
Sense 2
degree, level, stage, point
> state
=> feeling
=> skillfulness
=> cognitive state, state of mind
=> cleavage
=> medium
=> ornamentation
=> condition
=> condition, status
=> conditionality
=> ground state
=> nationhood
=> situation, state of affairs
=> relationship
=> relationship
=> tribalism
=> utopia
=> dystopia
=> wild, natural state, state of nature
=> isomerism
=> degree, level, stage, point
=> office, power
=> status, position
=> being, beingness, existence
=> nonbeing
=> death
=> employment, employ
=> unemployment
=> order
=> disorder
=> hostility, enmity, antagonism
=> conflict
=> illumination
=> freedom
=> representation, delegacy, agency
=> dependence, dependance, dependency
=> motion
=> motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness
=> dead letter, non-issue
=> action, activity, activeness
=> inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
=> temporary state
=> imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness
=> readiness, preparedness, preparation
=> flux, state of flux
=> physiological state, physiological condition
=> kalemia
=> enlargement
=> separation
=> union, unification
=> maturity, matureness
=> immaturity, immatureness
=> grace, saving grace, state of grace
=> damnation, eternal damnation
=> omniscience
=> omnipotence
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> integrity, unity, wholeness
=> imperfection, imperfectness
=> receivership
=> ownership
=> obligation
=> end, destruction, death
=> revocation, annulment
=> merchantability
=> turgor
=> homozygosity
=> heterozygosity
=> neotony
=> plurality
=> polyvalence, polyvalency
=> polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency
=> paternity
=> utilization
Sense 3
academic degree, degree
> award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
=> trophy, prize
=> aliyah
=> academic degree, degree
=> pennant, crown
=> cachet, seal, seal of approval
=> citation, commendation
=> mention, honorable mention
=> letter, varsity letter
=> decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
=> trophy
=> Emmy
=> Nobel prize
=> Academy Award, Oscar
=> Prix de Rome
=> Prix Goncourt
Sense 4
degree
> temperature unit
=> degree
=> millidegree
=> kelvin, K
=> Rankine
=> degree day
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
> angular unit
=> mil
=> degree, arcdegree
=> second, arcsecond
=> minute, arcminute, minute of arc
=> microradian
=> milliradian
=> radian, rad
=> grad, grade
=> oxtant
=> sextant
=> quadrant, right angle
=> straight angle
=> steradian, sr
Sense 6
degree
> exponent, power, index
=> degree
=> logarithm, log
Sense 7
degree
> magnitude
=> absolute magnitude
=> proportion, dimension
=> order, order of magnitude
=> dimension
=> degree
=> amplitude
=> multiplicity
=> triplicity
=> size
=> size
=> bulk, mass, volume
=> muchness
=> intensity, strength, intensity level
=> amount
=> extent
Meronyms of noun degree
7 senses of degree
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
HAS PART: minute, arcminute, minute of arc
HAS PART: second, arcsecond
Sense 6
degree
=> exponent, power, index
=> mathematical notation
=> notation, notational system
=> writing
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Holonyms of noun degree
1 of 7 senses of degree
Sense 5
degree, arcdegree
PART OF: oxtant
PART OF: quadrant, right angle
PART OF: straight angle
PART OF: circumference
PART OF: sextant
PART OF: circumference
Grep of noun degree
academic degree
arcdegree
associate degree
bachelor's degree
degree
degree celsius
degree centigrade
degree day
degree fahrenheit
degree of a polynomial
degree of a term
degree of freedom
degree program
doctor's degree
first-class honours degree
first-degree burn
first degree
honorary degree
honours degree
law degree
master's degree
millidegree
second-degree burn
third-degree burn
third degree
Grep of adv degree
to a higher degree
to a lesser degree
to no degree
to that degree
to the highest degree
to the lowest degree
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