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degree
English
Etymology
From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?gr?', IPA(key): /d????i?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
degree (plural degrees)
- A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]
- (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1?360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]
- (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]
- (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.]
- (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
- (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
- (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
- (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
- (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
- (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
- (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. [from 13th c.]
- An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. [from 13th c.]
- A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. [from 13th c.]
- (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. [from 14th c.]
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:
- Louis created the École militaire in Paris in 1751, in which 500 scholarships were designated for noblemen able to prove four degrees of noble status.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:
- (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner. [from 14th c.]
- The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]
Usage notes
- A person who is engaged in a course of study leading to the earning of a degree can be described (in the present progressive tense) as "doing a degree" in British English, and as "getting a degree" in American English. For example, in American English, "She is currently getting her master's degree at State University." In British English, "I am still confused about when to use 'an' instead of 'a'. Is it an hour or a hour, and if someone is doing a master's degree in arts, is it an MA or a MA?" (Ask Oxford.Com - Ask the Experts - Frequently Asked Questions (Grammar)).
Synonyms
- (unit of angle): °, arcdegree
- (unit of temperature): °
- (unit of latitude): °
- (unit of longitude): °
Coordinate terms
- scale
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- re-edge
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French decré.
Noun
degree
- Alternative form of decre
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French degré.
Noun
degree
- Alternative form of degre
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condition
English
Etymology
From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. Unetymological change in spelling due to confusion with conditio.
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?nd?sh??n, IPA(key): /k?n?d???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
condition (countable and uncountable, plural conditions)
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A requirement or requisite.
- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- Synonym: fettle
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The state or quality.
- A particular state of being.
- (obsolete) The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- conditional
- precondition
Related terms
- condition subsequent
- in condition
- statement of condition
Translations
Verb
condition (third-person singular simple present conditions, present participle conditioning, simple past and past participle conditioned)
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
- (transitive) To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
- (Can we find and add a quotation of McElrath to this entry?)
- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
Derived terms
- air-condition
- conditioner
- precondition
- recondition
Translations
French
Etymology
From Middle French condition, from Old French condicion, Borrowed from Latin condici?, condici?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.di.sj??/
Noun
condition f (plural conditions)
- term, condition
- condition, state
- en bonne condition - In good condition
- social status, walk of life
- Le couple se contentait de soirées entre amis de conditions diverses. — The couple was content with partying with friends from all walks of life.
Derived terms
- à condition que
- à condition de
- condition suffisante
- conditionnel
- conditions de vie
Further reading
- “condition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French condicion, from Latin condicio
Noun
condition f (plural conditions)
- condition (state, quality)
Descendants
- French: condition
condition From the web:
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