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• degree — In Sheridan s The Rivals (1775), we find the assertion Assuredly, sir, your father is wrath to a degree, meaning ‘your father is extremely cross’. The use survived in more florid English into the 20c and was accepted by Fowler (1926) ‘however… …   Modern English usage

• degree */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈɡriː] / US [dɪˈɡrɪ] noun Word forms degree : singular degree plural degrees 1) [countable] a unit for measuring temperature. Measurements are often expressed as a number followed by the symbol ° It will probably be a few degrees colder by… …   English dictionary

• degree — de|gree [ dı gri ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount an amount of something such as a feeling or a quality: The job requires a high degree of skill. The schools have had varying degrees of success in improving their test scores. some degree of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• degree — [[t]dɪgri͟ː[/t]] ♦♦ degrees 1) N COUNT: with supp, usu N of n You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt. These man made barriers will ensure a very high degree of… …   English dictionary

• Degree of comparison — Grammatical categories Animacy Aspect Case Clusivity Definiteness Degree of comparison Evidentiality …   Wikipedia

• large — large, big, great mean above the average of its kind in magnitude, especially physical magnitude. Large may be preferred when the dimensions, or extent, or capacity, or quantity, or amount is being considered {a large lot} {a large hall} {a large …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• large-scale — adj. 1. large in area, scope or degree; as, a large scale attack on AIDS is needed. Syn: extensive, wide ranging. [WordNet 1.5] 2. constructed or drawn to a big scale[4]; as, large scale maps. See 3rd {scale}, n., sense 4. [WordNet 1.5] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• large calorie — n CALORIE (1b) * * * the calorie used in metabolic studies, being the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius, specifically from 14.5° to 15.5°C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere; abbreviated kg cal.… …   Medical dictionary

• degree — n. academic title 1) to award a degree to; to confer a degree on 2) to do (BE), earn, receive, take a degree 3) an academic; advanced, graduate, postgraduate (esp. BE); college degree 4) an earned; honorary degree 5) a bachelor s; doctoral,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Degree distribution — In/out degree distribution for Wikipedia s hyperlink graph (logarithmic scales) In the study of graphs and networks, the degree of a node in a network is the number of connections it has to other nodes and the degree distribution is the… …   Wikipedia

• Large Synoptic Survey Telescope — LSST redirects here. For the Lincolnshire School of Science and Technology, see The Priory LSST. Infobox Telescope bgcolour= name=Large Synoptic Survey Telescope caption= organization=LSST Corporation location=El Peñón, Chile… …   Wikipedia