degree
♦♦ de|gree /dɪgr'iː/ (degrees)
1 [N-COUNT] with supp, usu N of n
You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection...
Politicians have used television with varying degrees of success.
[PHRASE] PHR n
If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality.
Their wages do, however, allow them a degree of independence...
2 [N-COUNT] usu num N
A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example 23°.
It's over 80 degrees outside...
3 [N-COUNT] usu num N
A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example 23°.
It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees.
4 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A degree at a university or college is a course of study that you take there, or the qualification that you get when you have passed the course.
He took a master's degree in economics at Yale.
...the first year of a degree course.
5
see also first-degree, second-degree,
6 [PHRASE]
If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually.
The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.
= gradually
7 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
You use expressions such as to some degree, to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true.
These statements are, to some degree, all correct.
8 [PHRASE]
You use expressions such as to what degree and to the degree that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true.
To what degree would you say you had control over things that went on?...
= to what extent, to the extent thatbach|elor's de|gree (bachelor's degrees)
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A bachelor's degree is a first degree awarded by universities.
see also BA, BScfirst de|gree (first degrees)
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People who have gained a higher qualification after completing a basic university degree such as a BA or a BSc refer to that basic degree as their first degree.
He was born in Zimbabwe where he completed his first degree in economics.mas|ter's de|gree (master's degrees)
also Master's degree
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A master's degree is a university degree such as an MA or an MSc which is of a higher level than a first degree and usually takes one or two years to complete.
1 [N-COUNT] with supp, usu N of n
You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection...
Politicians have used television with varying degrees of success.
[PHRASE] PHR n
If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality.
Their wages do, however, allow them a degree of independence...
2 [N-COUNT] usu num N
A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example 23°.
It's over 80 degrees outside...
3 [N-COUNT] usu num N
A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example 23°.
It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees.
4 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A degree at a university or college is a course of study that you take there, or the qualification that you get when you have passed the course.
He took a master's degree in economics at Yale.
...the first year of a degree course.
5
see also first-degree, second-degree,
6 [PHRASE]
If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually.
The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.
= gradually
7 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
You use expressions such as to some degree, to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true.
These statements are, to some degree, all correct.
8 [PHRASE]
You use expressions such as to what degree and to the degree that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true.
To what degree would you say you had control over things that went on?...
= to what extent, to the extent thatbach|elor's de|gree (bachelor's degrees)
[N-COUNT]
A bachelor's degree is a first degree awarded by universities.
see also BA, BScfirst de|gree (first degrees)
[N-COUNT]
People who have gained a higher qualification after completing a basic university degree such as a BA or a BSc refer to that basic degree as their first degree.
He was born in Zimbabwe where he completed his first degree in economics.mas|ter's de|gree (master's degrees)
also Master's degree
[N-COUNT]
A master's degree is a university degree such as an MA or an MSc which is of a higher level than a first degree and usually takes one or two years to complete.