Degree
101degree-day — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a unit that represents one degree of declination from a given point (as 65°) in the mean outdoor temperature of one day and is often used in measuring fuel requirements of buildings * * * /di gree day /, n. Engin. one degree …
102degree-day — /di gree day /, n. Engin. one degree of departure, on a single day, of the daily mean temperature from a given standard temperature. Abbr.: dd Also, degree day. Cf. cooling degree day, growing degree day, heating degree day. [1925 1930] * * * …
103degree Plato — (°P) a unit measuring sugar content, especially of the wort, the unfermented liquour from which beer is made. Named for a German chemist, one degree Plato represents a sugar content equivalent to 1% sucrose by weight. Not all the sugar in a… …
104Degree of start-stop distortion — In telecommunication, the term degree of start stop distortion has the following meanings: In asynchronous data transmission, the ratio of (a) the absolute value of the maximum measured difference between the actual and theoretical intervals… …
105Degree of curvature — This article is about the measure of curvature. For other uses, see degree (angle). Degree of curve or degree of curvature is a measure of curvature of a circular arc used in civil engineering for its easy use in layout surveying. A n degree… …
106degree, academic — Title conferred by a college or university to indicate completion of a course of study or extent of academic achievement. In medieval Europe there were only two degrees: master (a scholar of arts and grammar) and doctor (a scholar of philosophy,… …
107degree day — Term created to assess and acknowledge expected demand for energy. A degree day value is the difference between a day s average temperature and a previously set temperature ( in the U.S., 65 degrees Fahrenheit). Degree days above 65 degrees are… …
108degree, extent — These words have a shared meaning: a point in any scale, the space to which something extends. To a degree means up to a point or to an extent. Extent also emphasizes the idea of limitation: I agree with you to an extent. Both extent and degree… …
109degree day — (deg da) a unit used in meteorology and engineering to measure the demand for heating or cooling. In the United States, it s agreed that 65 °F (18.3 °C) is the critical outside temperature; below this tempeature heating is needed and above it… …
110degree Celsius — noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature • Syn: ↑degree centigrade, ↑C • Hypernyms: ↑degree • Hyponyms: ↑standard temperature * * * degree Celsius A derived SI unit, the unit of Celsius temperature (s …
