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Definition of (degree) in English English dictionary: MBE
360-degree: comprehensive; incorporating all points of view
The overall grade is a compilation of input from these sources. Thus it provides a true 360-degree view of the officer evaluated.
360-degree: covering all 360 degrees of a circle
360-degree: able to turn freely about an axis
Thanks to vans with 360-degree cameras that have taken photos every five metres in cities.
Turing degree: Given a set of natural numbers, a measure of the level of algorithmic unsolvability of the set
arts degree: a degree in one or more of the fine arts
arts degree: a degree in one of the liberal arts
associate's degree: An academic degree awarded after the equivalent of approximately 2 years of college education
comparative degree: Adverbial or adjectival forms modified by more or ending in -er, used when comparing two things
crank angle degree: A unit (equal to one "ordinary" degree) used to measure the piston travel (position) e.g. to adjust ignition. When the piston is at its highest point, known as the top dead center (TDC), the crankshaft angle (crank angle) is at 0 crank angle degrees (CAD)
The exhaust valve opening is selectively varied to begin at about 160 or more crank angle degrees past top dead center. (www.freepatentsonline.com).
degree: The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial
degree: 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.)
degree: The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency
degree: A ‘step’ in genealogical descent
degree: A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference
degree: The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord
degree: A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit
degree: A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder
degree: An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values
degree: One's relative state or experience; way, manner
If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.
degree: A stage of rank or privilege; social standing
Master, we knowe that thou sayest, and teachest ryght, nether considerest thou eny mannes degre, but techest the waye of god truely.
degree: The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent
To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?.
degree Celsius: A metric unit of temperature, a derived unit of the International System of Units. Symbol: °C
degree Fahrenheit: a degree on the Fahrenheit temperature scale
degree Kelvin: A kelvin
degree Rankine: A unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to 5/9 kelvin, and derived by offsetting the Fahrenheit scale to absolute zero
degree absolute: The unit of temperature, the kelvin
degree day: A measure of heating or cooling, computed as the integral of a function of time that generally varies with temperature
degree day: A unit used in estimating the fuel consumption for a building; equal to the number of degrees that the mean temperature, for a 24-hour day, is below the base temperature, often 65F
degree days: plural form of degree day
degree mill: a disreputable university, churning out degrees to unqualified students
degree of freedom: Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases
degree of freedom: Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system
degree of freedom: Any unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
degree of glory: One of the three eternal dwelling places for all resurrected beings except for the sons of perdition; the celestial kingdom, the telestial kingdom, or the terrestrial kingdom
degree of ionization: the ratio of the number of ions of a solute to the total number of molecules of that solute in a solution
degree-day: Alternative form of degree day
drinking man's degree: A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree
first-degree: Limited to redness of skin, such as sunburns, which is less damaging than second-degree, third-degree and fourth-degree burns
first-degree burn: A mild burn that causes redness of the skin but no blistering
first-degree burns: plural form of first-degree burn
first-degree murder: A murder which is premeditated with malice aforethought
fourth-degree: Damaging muscle, tendon, ligament tissue, thus resulting in catastrophic damage, more severe than all other degrees: first-degree, second-degree and third-degree
master's degree: A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession
murder in the first degree: first-degree murder
murder in the second degree: second-degree murder
positive degree: That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble
second-degree: Causing blistering of the skin, which is more damaging than first-degree burns and less than third-degree and fourth-degree burns
second-degree burn: a burn, more severe than a first-degree burn, that blisters the skin
second-degree burns: plural form of second-degree burn
second-degree murder: murder with intent, but without premeditation
superlative degree: adverbial or adjectival forms modified by most or ending in -est, used when comparing three or more things
third degree: intensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession
When I came home at 4am, my dad really gave me the third degree.
third-degree: Causing severe scarring, loss of epidermis, subcutaneous tissue and possibly of hair, which is more damaging than first-degree, second-degree and less than fourth-degree burns
third-degree: The least severe cases of murder, burglary or various other felonies
He was recently convicted of third-degree manslaughter because of his drunken-driving accident.
third-degree burn: A severe burn that destroys skin and underlying tissue and exposes nerve endings
third-degree burns: plural form of third-degree burn
degree: a qualification awarded after satisfactory completion of and achievement in a programme of advanced study taught mainly by people engaged in research and which emphasises general principles and basic knowledge as the basis for self-directed work
degree: vagueness 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
degree: The degree of an equation or polynomial is derived from the term of the highest degree For example: y=mx+y is of degree 1, while y=x2 and x=2xy+y=0 are degree 2
degree: 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. see also first-degree, second-degree, third-degree
degree: A degree is a unit of measure The sky can be imagined as a sphere around Earth Like all circles, this sphere measures 360 degrees around The degree is a convenient unit telling how large something is, how far away one object is from another, how high something is above the horizon, etc The apparent size of constellations, very large deep-sky objects, and other large scale objects such as the moon and bright comet tails, are given in degrees For example, the Andromeda Galaxy is 3 degrees in diameter, and the moon is 1/2 of a degree across The symbol for a degree is the same a a temperature degree, a small circle: 1 degree = 1°
degree: If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually. The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees. = gradually
degree: The point or step of progression to which a person has arrived; rank or station in life; position
degree: The title of the award conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school upon completion of a unified program of study (i e , Bachelor of Arts-B A ; Bachelor of Science-B S ; Master of Science-M S ; Master of Fine Arts-M F A ; Doctor of Philosophy-Ph D , etc )
degree: A title or rank conferred by the institution upon successful completion of the prescribed program of study
degree: A degree is an official college recognition for the completion of requirements for graduation At FLC/EDC Cosumnes River College you may receive an Associate of Science (AS) for majors technical/vocational subject areas or an Associate of Arts (AA) in other majors Upon completion of all requirements for the degree a petition for graduation must be completed with a counselor
degree: Qualification awarded after the successful completion of undergraduate study BA (Bachelor of Arts) for a first degree in Arts and BSc (Bachelor of Science) for a first degree in Science, are the two most common undergraduate degrees Degrees can be studied as a single subject (single honours), two subjects (joint honours) or two or three subjects (combined honours) Click here for more information
degree: A unit for measuring an angle or an arc of a circle A circle is divided into 360 degrees Degrees, when applied to the roughly spherical shape of the Earth for geographic and cartographic purposes, are each divided into 60 minutes
degree: the title officially conferred upon a student for the successful completion of a given curriculum or program
degree: vagueness 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 that
degree: 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. 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
degree: One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison
degree: A unit of angular measure represented by the symbol o The circumference of a circle contains 360 degrees When applied to the roughly spherical shape of the Earth for geographic and cartographic purposes, degrees are each divided into 60 minutes
degree: the seriousness of something (e g , a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
degree: An award, made on completion of a programme defined in terms of appropriate numbers and levels of credits, which is recognised as a "degree" in University legislation and in national qualifications frameworks and which is conferred at a University Degree Congregation
degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies
degree: {i} rank, extent; unit of measurement of angles; unit of measurement of temperature; academic title received after completing a program of studies at a university or college
degree: Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc
degree: Either the exponent of a power function or the highest power in a polynomial function For example, the degree of f(x) = -4x5 is 5, while the degree of h(x) = 5 - x + 4x3 - 7x2 is 3
degree: 1) An angular measurement A complete circle is divided into 360 degrees; equal to one crankshaft rotation; 180 degrees is one-half rotation 2) A temperature measurement The temperatures of boiling and freezing water are: in the Fahrenheit system 212 and 32 degrees; in the Celsius system 100 and 0 (zero) degrees
degree: Educational recognition given for the successful completion of three to four years (full-time) study at a university, university college, or college However, diploma holders may be able to complete a degree in as little time as two years Provides increased career preparation for more career and employment opportunities (especially "Applied Degree Programs")
degree: A step, stair, or staircase
degree: the highest power of a term or variable a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
degree: An academic award that a learner earns after completing a program of study See also "bachelor's degree" "masters degree" and "doctoral degree"
degree: The degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth degree
degree: the seriousness of something e
degree: 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?
degree: In algebra, the degree of a polynomial is the highest power of the variable in the polynomial For example, 4x3 + 3x2y + y2 + 7 has degree 3 The zero polynomial has undefined 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"
degree: A unit of angular measure A circle is divided into 360 degrees, represented by the symbol o Degrees, when applied to the roughly spherical shape of the Earth for geographic and cartographic purposes, are each divided into 60 minutes Each minute has 60 seconds Degrees on a map help us locate places
degree: A unit of angular measure A circle is divided into 360 degrees, represented by the symbol ° Degrees, when applied to the roughly spherical shape of the Earth for geographic and cartographic purposes, are each divided into 60 minutes, represented by the symbol ' Thus, 1°=60'
degree: a burn or crime; "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn" the highest power of a term or variable a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" 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?
degree: A certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree
degree: The academic credential conferred upon a student who has completed a given course of study The three types of degrees are Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees, and Doctoral degrees
degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or other post-secondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies
degree: A unit used in the measurement of angles, heavily used particularly in astronomy Due to ancient Babylonian mathematics, we still divide a circle into 360 even units of arc and call each of these units one degree The entire sky, therefore, spans 360 degrees Up to about 180 degrees of sky is visible from any given point on earth with an unobstructed horizon (as measured from, say, east to west, or north to south) The degree is used to make measurements of distance, or position (as with declination) in astronomy In turn, a degree is composed of 60 minutes of arc, and also of 360 seconds of arc
degree: Measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind as well as in degree
degree: A unit of angular measurement There are 360 degrees in a full circle The view of the sky with unobstructed horizons is 180 (e g , from north to south or east to west) There are 60 arc minutes in a degree and 3600 arc seconds Adegreee also uses the notation of a raised circle, e g , 5 degrees = 5°
degree: A 360th part of the circumference of a circle, which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles
degree: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
degree: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
degree: a burn or crime; "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
degree: State as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b3c is a term of the sixth degree
degree: A unit of angular measure: A circle is divided into 360 degrees, represented by the symbol o Degrees are used to divide the roughly spherical shape of the Earth for geographic and cartographic purposes
degree: The degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds
degree: Three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees
degree: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
degree: A division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other instrument, as on a thermometer
degree: {n} a quality, class, station, proportion, the 3th part of a circle, on the earth 6 miles
degree: the highest power of a term or variable
degree: The degree (or valence) of a vertex is the number of edge ends at that vertex For example, in this graph all of the vertices have degree three In a digraph (directed graph) the degree is usually divided into the in-degree and the out-degree (whose sum is the degree of the vertex in the underlying undirected graph)
associate degree: A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
degree: 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
degree of freedom: 1 (Statistics) Any of the unrestricted, independent random variables that constitute a statistic.2. (Physics) Any of the minimum number of coordinates required to specify completely the motion of a mechanical system. Any of the independent thermodynamic variables, such as pressure, temperature, or composition, required to specify a system with a given number of phases and components
double degree: (Eğitim) A double degree program, sometimes called a conjoint degree, dual degree, or simultaneous degree program, involves a student working for two different university degrees in parallel, either at the same institution or at different institutions (sometimes in different countries), completing them in less time than it would take to earn them separately. The two degrees might be in the same subject area (especially when the course is split between countries), or in two different subjects. Undergraduate double-degree programs are more common in some countries than others, and are generally found in countries whose higher-education systems follow the British model. Master's double-degree programs are more wide-spread. Interest in double-degree programs between member nations has spread in the European Union, as the gaining of qualifications from more than one country is seen as an advantage in the European labour market
first degree: An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree) is the most common and primary academic degree available and is normally studied at a higher education institution, such as a university
master's degree: A master's degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded after the completion of a program of one to four years in duration