For Degree we have terms and definitions in 9 topics. The topics are Astrology, College, Geography, Geometry, Import Cars, New Age, Poetry, Trigonometry and Weather.

Degree (Astrology)

The zodiac is divided into 360 equal degrees, marked out into into twelve signs of thirty degrees each. One degree contains 60 minutes and each minute contains 60 seconds of longitudinal arc (in Indian astrology even smaller subdivisions are employed). Degrees themselves have meanings, distinguished from the meaning of the sign and decan under which they are subsumed.

Degree (College)

A title bestowed as official recognition for the completion of a curriculum. The bachelor's degree is the first-level degree granted normally upon completion of a four-year course of study in a given field. The master's degree is an advanced degree which requires at least one additional year beyond the bachelor's degree. The doctor's degree, or doctorate, is an advanced degree requiring at least three years beyond the bachelor's degree. The professional degrees of Juris Doctor and Doctor of Medicine require three and four years, respectively, beyond the pre-professional curricula. The honorary degree is bestowed in recognition of outstanding merit or achievement without reference to the fulfillment of academic course requirements.

Degree (Geography)

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 (Geometry)

A unit of measurement of an angle.

Degree (Import Cars)

Part of a circle; one degree is 1/360th of a circle.

Degree (New Age)

One of the 360 divisions of the zodiac, each with a symbolic meaning of its own.

Degree (Poetry)

prize

Degree (Trigonometry)

A unit of angle measurement equal to 1/360 of a revolution.

Degree (Weather)

A measure of temperature difference representing a single division on a temperature scale.
Related terms: Celsius, Fahrentheit, and Kelvin

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