“degree of”

The following 3 entries include the term degree of.

degree of freedom

noun phrase

: any of a limited number of ways in which a body may move or in which a dynamic system may change

degree of curve

: a measure of the sharpness of curvature, for U.S. railroads usually being the angle subtended at the center of curvature by a chord 100 ft. long and for highways by an arc 100 ft. long

degree of frost

: the degree of temperature below the freezing point of water

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