Degree — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪsənəns/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪɡɹˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪɡɹˈiː/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈɪsənəns/.

Examples

a moderate grade of intelligence
a high level of care is required
it is all a matter of degree

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grade stage level arcdegree academic degree point

Parts of Speech

noun	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality “a moderate grade of intelligence”
noun	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process “a remarkable degree of frankness”
noun	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”
noun	a measure for arcs and angles “there are 360 degrees in a circle”
noun	the highest power of a term or variable
noun	a unit of temperature on a specified scale “the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature”
noun	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) “murder in the second degree”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grad

eine Position auf einer Skala von Intensität, Menge oder Qualität

🇫🇷French

degré

une position sur une échelle d'intensité, de quantité ou de qualité

🇪🇸Spanish

grado

una posición en una escala de intensidad o cantidad o calidad

🇮🇹Italian

grado

una posizione su una scala di intensità, quantità o qualità

🇳🇱Dutch

rang

een positie op een schaal van intensiteit, hoeveelheid of kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

grau

uma posição em uma escala de intensidade, quantidade ou qualidade

🇷🇺Russian

степень

позиция по шкале интенсивности, количества или качества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिग्री

तीव्रता या मात्रा या गुणवत्ता के पैमाने पर एक स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিগ্রী

তীব্রতা বা পরিমাণ বা মানের স্কেলে একটি অবস্থান

🇮🇳Tamil

பட்டம்

தீவிரம் அல்லது அளவு அல்லது தரத்தின் அளவில் ஒரு நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

డిగ్రీ

తీవ్రత లేదా మొత్తం లేదా నాణ్యత స్థాయిపై స్థానం

🇮🇳Marathi

पदवी

तीव्रता किंवा रक्कम किंवा गुणवत्तेच्या प्रमाणात स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિગ્રી

તીવ્રતા અથવા રકમ અથવા ગુણવત્તાના સ્કેલ પરની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪದವಿ

ತೀವ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബിരുദം

തീവ്രതയുടെയോ അളവിൻ്റെയോ ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഒരു സ്കെയിലിലെ ഒരു സ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਗਰੀ

ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਦੇ ਪੈਮਾਨੇ 'ਤੇ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈگری

شدت یا مقدار یا معیار کے پیمانے پر ایک پوزیشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

程度

强度、数量或质量的位置

🇯🇵Japanese

程度

強度、量、または質のスケール上の位置

🇰🇷Korean

도

강도나 양, 질의 척도에 따른 입장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bằng cấp

một vị trí trên thang đo cường độ hoặc số lượng hoặc chất lượng

🇹🇭Thai

ระดับ

ตำแหน่งในระดับความเข้มข้น ปริมาณ หรือคุณภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

derajat

posisi pada skala intensitas atau jumlah atau kualitas

🇲🇾Malay

ijazah

kedudukan pada skala keamatan atau jumlah atau kualiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

درجة

موقف على مقياس الشدة أو الكمية أو الجودة

🇮🇷Persian

درجه

یک موقعیت در مقیاس شدت یا مقدار یا کیفیت

🇹🇷Turkish

derece

yoğunluk, miktar veya kalite ölçeğinde bir konum

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹאַר

עמדה בסולם של עוצמה או כמות או איכות

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