(grammar) The form of an adverb or adjective that is used when comparing two things.

(grammar) adverbial or adjectival forms modified by most or ending in -est, used when comparing three or more things

A degree on the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

a degree in one or more of the fine arts / a degree in one of the liberal arts

(informal) Intensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession

(chemistry) the ratio of the number of ions of a solute to the total number of molecules of that solute in a solution

A unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to 5/9 kelvin, and derived by offsetting the Fahrenheit scale to absolute zero.

(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.

plural of degree of freedom

An academic degree awarded after the equivalent of approximately two years of college education, usually by community colleges.