in geometry, a division of a circle, including a three hundred and sixtieth part of its circumference. See ASTRONOMY, and GEOGRAPHY.

DEGREE of latitude. See GEOGRAPHY.

DEGREE of longitude. See GEOGRAPHY.

DEGREES, in music, are the little intervals whereof the concords or harmonical intervals are composed.

in universities, denotes a quality conferred on the students or members thereof as a testimony of their proficiency in the arts or sciences, and intitling them to certain privileges.