(education) A university degree, such as an MSc or PhD, awarded after a baccalaureate on completion of a further program of academic studies.

The first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges; a baccalaureate.

A metric unit of temperature. Symbol: °C

(idiomatic) As much as possible, to the greatest extent.

plural of degree place

An available place or slot for earning a degree at an institution such as a university or college.

An academic degree conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533.

(linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; the positive, comparative and superlative forms.

(education, UK) A vocational qualification in higher education, intended to give comprehensive knowledge in a subject to enable the holder to go on to employment or further study in that field.

(chemistry) The number of monomeric units in a macromolecule or polymer or oligomer molecule.