Definition of degree

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Degree (n.) A division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other instrument, as on a thermometer..

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Colatitude :: Colatitude (n.) The complement of the latitude, or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees..
Half :: Half (adv.) In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious..
Past :: Past (prep.) Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of..
Obtuse :: Obtuse (superl.) Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees..
Erethism :: Erethism (n.) A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ.
Corrode :: Corrode (v. t.) To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali..
Allowable :: Allowable (a.) Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends..
Incest :: Incest (n.) The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
Examiner :: Examiner (n.) One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination; as, an examiner of students for a degree; an examiner in chancery, in the patent office, etc..
Attain :: Attain (v. t.) To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
Superior :: Superior (a.) Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery..
Primary :: Primary (a.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee..
Torment :: Torment (n.) Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind..
Extremity :: Extremity (n.) The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity..
Temper :: Temper (v. t.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel..
Cointense :: Cointense (a.) Equal in intensity or degree; as, the relations between 6 and 12, and 8 and 16, are cointense..
Subcoracoid :: Subcontrary (n.) A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.
Great :: Great (superl.) Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc..
Fifth :: Fifth (n.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key..
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