degrees
Marks on thermometers
Degrees measure extent along a scale.
Temperature rises by degrees.
A circle divides into 360 degrees.
Academic degrees mark levels of achievement: bachelor's, master's, doctorate.
Murder in the first degree is premeditated; lesser degrees reflect diminished intent.
To some degree means partially.
By degrees means gradually: By degrees, she came to understand his silence.
First university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- PhDHighest academic credential
- associate'sTwo-year college degree
diploma · thesis · dissertation · commencement · graduation · undergraduate · postgraduate · credential
Angle-measuring instrument
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- right angleExactly ninety degrees
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
supplementary · vertex · rotation · arc · circle · triangle · polygon · perpendicular
Heat-measuring instrument
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- freezingExtremely cold
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- feverElevated body temperature
hypothermia · heatstroke · climate · weather · windchill · frostbite · heat index · body temperature
Range or magnitude
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- severityIntensity of sternness
- magnitudeSize or scale
- scaleMeasure of relative size
gradation · spectrum · range · measure · variation · increments · shades · nuance
A joining or relation
- networkInterconnected system
- social distanceMaintained interpersonal gap
- removedTaken from position
- relationConnection or kin
Kevin Bacon · kinship · links · intermediary · acquaintance · mutual friend · closeness · proximity
bachelor's
First university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- PhDHighest academic credential
associate's · diploma · thesis · dissertation · commencement · graduation · undergraduate · postgraduate · credential · qualification
protractor
Angle-measuring instrument
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- right angleExactly ninety degrees
complementary · supplementary · vertex · rotation · arc · circle · triangle · polygon · perpendicular · parallel
thermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- freezingExtremely cold
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
fever · hypothermia · heatstroke · climate · weather · windchill · frostbite · heat index · body temperature · room temperature
extent
Range or magnitude
scale · gradation · spectrum · range · measure · variation · increments · shades · nuance · graduation
connection
A joining or relation
- networkInterconnected system
- social distanceMaintained interpersonal gap
- removedTaken from position
Kevin Bacon · relation · kinship · links · intermediary · acquaintance · mutual friend · closeness · proximity
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
- math conceptsangle, numbers, algebra, circle, equations
- universitycampus, faculty, college, professors, exams
- adult educationadult education, adult learning, GED prep, adult classes, adult education center
- keepsakesmementos, memento, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms
- student recordstranscripts, grades, report cards, GPA, attendance
degreeswholes
Complete unified amounts
totalities · absolutes · entireties · completeness · all-or-nothing
degreesself-taught
Educated without instructors
street smarts · autodidact · uncredentialed · informal education · dropouts
- master's degreePost-college academic credential
- 90 degreesMeasure of perpendicularity
- first degreeInitial academic credential
- bachelor's degreeFirst-level university qualification
- third degreeProlonged, aggressive questioning
- college degreesTitles earned from universities
degree, honorary degree, degreed, degree Celsius, degreeless, bachelor's degree