degree'

[Fr. degri; L. gradus, a step.] i. A rank conferred by colleges and universities in recognition of the completion of a certain course of study or as a mark of honor. The most common medical degrees are Chirurgiae Magister (CM.), master in surgery; Medicinae Bachelor (M.B.), bachelor of medicine; Medicinae Doctor (M.D.), doctor of medicine, z. One of the divisions on the scale of a thermometer, barometer, etc.