degree
     n 1: 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" [syn: {grade},
           {level}]
     2: 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?" [syn:
         {level}, {stage}, {point}]
     3: 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" [syn: {academic degree}]
     4: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was
        played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
     5: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a
        circle" [syn: {arcdegree}]
     6: the highest power of a term or variable
     7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime);
        "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
Source: WordNet® 2.0