degree

Significado

1. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
2. A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
3. A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
4. The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
5. The dimensionality of a field extension.
6. The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7. The number of logical connectives in a formula.
8. The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
9. A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
10. Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
11. A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
12. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
13. A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
14. A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
15. One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
16. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/dɪˈɡɹiː/

Etimología

From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.

Oraciones

Give them a little third degree .

Dales un pequeño tercer grado.

The F-mount has a significant degree of both backward and forward compatibility .

El montaje F tiene un grado significativo de compatibilidad con versiones anteriores y avanzadas.