Degree (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

The word degree may refer to:

• A unit of angle measure
• A unit of temperature measurement
• A curvature measure
• any of several meanings in mathematics
• An academic award or title
• A musical term
• A symbol used in science, engineering and mathematics

Degree is also used in:

• Family to describe the level of kinship
• Medicine to describe the intensity of a burn (from first degree to third degree)
• Law to classify similar crimes by severity — for example, first degree murder
• Freemasonry