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de·gree
(dĭ-grē′)n.
Idioms: 1. One of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression; a stage: proceeded to the next degree of difficulty.
2. A step in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent: First cousins are two degrees from their common ancestor.
3. Relative social or official rank, dignity, or position.
4. Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute: a high degree of accuracy.
5. The extent or measure of a state of being, an action, or a relation: modernized their facilities to a large degree.
6. A unit division of a temperature scale.
7. Mathematics A planar unit of angular measure equal in magnitude to 1/360 of a complete revolution.
8. A unit of latitude or longitude, equal to 1/360 of a great circle.
9. Mathematics
a. The greatest sum of the exponents of the variables in a term of a polynomial or polynomial equation.
b. The exponent of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation in standard form.
10.
a. An academic title given by a college or university to a student who has completed a course of study: received the Bachelor of Arts degree at commencement.
b. A similar title conferred as an honorary distinction.
11. Law A division or classification of a specific crime according to its seriousness: murder in the second degree.
12. A classification of the severity of an injury, especially a burn: a third-degree burn.
13. Grammar One of the forms used in the comparison of adjectives and adverbs. For example, tall is the positive degree, taller the comparative degree, and tallest the superlative degree of the adjective tall.
14. Music
a. One of the seven notes of a diatonic scale.
b. A space or line of the staff.
by degrees
Little by little; gradually.
to a degree
To a small extent; in a limited way: doesn't like spicy food, but can eat a little pepper to a degree.
[Middle English degre, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus : Latin dē-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Translations
تَدْريجِيًّا
postupně
gradvist
smám saman
yavaş yavaş
degree
(diˈgriː) noun1. (an) amount or extent. There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person. graad, trap دَرَجَه степен grau míra, stupeň der Grad grad βαθμός grado määr میزان؛ مقدار määrä degré מידה क्रम, कोटि, घनत्व या परिमाण की अवस्था stupanj, položaj mérték, fok tingkat talsvert, þó nokkuð grado 程度 정도 laipsnis pakāpe kadar graad grad stopień درجه: رتبه، دژوندانه پړاو په رياضى كى دغه (5) نښه، (ګر) په صفت كى درې درجې لكه ښه، ډير ښه، زښته ډير ښه: برى ليك grau grad степень miera stopnja stepen grad ระดับ derece, düzey 程度 ступінь, міра مقدار یا شدّت mức độ 程度
2. a unit of temperature. 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius. graad دَرَجَه مِئَوِيَّه градус grau stupeň das Grad grad βαθμός grado kraad درجه lämpöaste degré מעלה अंश stupanj fok derajat (suhu) gráða grado 温度 도 laipsnis grāds darjah graad grad stopień درجه grau grad градус stupeň stopinja stepen grad องศา (หน่วยวัดอุณหภูมิ) (ทางฟิสิกส์) derece (攝氏溫度的)度數 градус حرارت کی ایک اکائی độ C (摄氏温度的)度数
3. a unit by which angles are measured. at an angle of 90 (= 90 degrees). graad درَجَة (الزاوِيَه) градус grau stupeň der Grad grad μοίρα grado kraad درجه kulma-aste degré מעלה अंश mjerna jedinica za kut fok derajat (sudut) gráða grado 角度 각도 laipsnis grāds darjah graad grad stopień درجه grau grad градус stupeň stopinja stepen grad องศา (อุณหภูมิ) derece (角度的)度數 градус زاویے کی ایک اکائی độ (角的)度数
4. a title or certificate given by a university etc. He took a degree in chemistry. graad دَرَجَه (جامِعِيَّه) научна степен grau hodnost, diplom die Würde, der Grad grad; eksamen πτυχίο título teaduskraad مدرک loppututkinto diplôme תואר उपाधि या प्रमाणपत्र akademski stupanj fokozat; végzettség, diploma gelar kesarjanaan gráða laurea, titolo accademico 学位 학위 mokslinis laipsnis iegūt zinātnisko grādu ijazah graad grad, eksamen tytuł, stopień naukowy مدرک grau diplomă учёная степень diplom diploma diploma grad, examen ปริญญา diploma 學位 звання, науковий ступінь یونورسٹی کا اعزاز یا سند bằng cấp 学位
by degrees gradually. We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees. trapsgewys, langsamerhand, geleidelik تَدْريجِيًّا постепено gradualmente postupně allmählich gradvist βαθμιαία, σταδιακά poco a poco, gradualmente, paulatinamente aste-astmelt کم کم asteittain petit à petit בהדרגה क्रमानुसार postupno fokozatosan berangsur-angsur smám saman per gradi 次第に 단계적으로 palaipsniui pakāpeniski beransur-ansur stukje bij beetje gradvis stopniowo تیټتیټ gradualmente treptat постепенно postupne postopoma postepeno gradvis ทีละน้อย yavaş yavaş 逐漸地 поступово درجہ بدرجہ dần dần 逐渐地
to a degree to a small extent. I agree with you to a degree, but I have doubts about your conclusions. in sekere mate إلى حَدٍّ كَبير до някъде até certo ponto do jisté míry bis zu einem (bestimmten) Grad til en vis grad; i nogen grad hasta cierto punto teataval määral تا اندازه ای vähän jusqu'à un certain point בְּמִידָה מְסוּיֶמֶת एक हद तक do određenog stupnja bizonyos mértékben sedikit að vissu marki fino a un certo punto* ある程度までは 약간 iš dalies zināmā mērā sedikit tot op zekere hoogte i noen grad w pewnym stopniu تر يوى اندازى até certo ponto până la un punct отчасти do určitej miery do neke mere donekle i viss (någon) mån เล้กน้อย kısmen, bir dereceye kadar 有點,在小範圍內 до певної міри کچھ حد تک một chút 有点,在小范围内
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