An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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degree
  درجه  
darajé (#)
Fr.: degré  

  1. Subdivision of an interval in a scale of measurement.

  2. Geometry: Measure of angle, the 360th part of a circle.

  3. Math.: Rank of an equation or expression as determined by the sum of the exponents of the variables.

Etymology (EN): From O.Fr. degré, from V.L. *degradus “a step,” from L.L. degredare, from L. → de- “down” + gradus “step.”

Etymology (PE): Darajé, from Ar. darajat “step, ladder.”