noun Download 🔗Share A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) Examples : "Maria earned her digit in History from the University of California, marking the successful completion of her degree. " education achievement degree Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference. Examples : "A right angle is a ninety-degree angle." math astronomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. Examples : "180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius." weather unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. Examples : "A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2." math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The dimensionality of a field extension. Examples : "The Galois field operatorname{GF}(125) = operatorname{GF}(5^3) has degree 3 over its subfield operatorname{GF}(5)." math number abstract Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency. Examples : "The digit of the tree in the diagram shows that each branch has three connections. " math number technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The number of logical connectives in a formula. Examples : "The mathematical formula for the family's budget has three digits. " math logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord. Examples : "The architect carefully measured the digit of the curve in the blueprint to ensure the archway would be properly proportioned. " math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface. Examples : "The GPS coordinates showed the exact digit of latitude and longitude for the park. " geography space math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb. Examples : "My sister is the most helpful person in the family; that's the superlative digit of her helpfulness. " grammar language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. Examples : "The old wooden ladder had worn smooth grooves in each digit. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. Examples : ""Learning to play the piano is a gradual process; each new chord is a small digit in mastering the instrument." " process stage number math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. Examples : "The children's parents held a high digit in the community, respected for their generosity. " position society value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. Examples : "Tracing his family history, Mark discovered a new digit in the lineage connecting him to a knight from the 15th century. " family history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One's relative state or experience; way, manner. Examples : "My sister's digit about the new school was that it was very challenging. " number math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. Examples : "To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?" amount number math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. Examples : "The number 123.4 has four digits: the hundreds digit is 1, the tens digit is 2, the units digit is 3, and the tenths digit is 4." number math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix. Examples : "Hexadecimal numeration (Base sixteen) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10 decimal), B, C, D, E, and F. Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10." math number computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 1/12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse. Examples : "A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface." astronomy math number space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, the English digit of 1/16 foot (about 1.9 cm). Examples : "The carpenter used a ruler marked in digits to measure the length of the wooden plank. " unit math body anatomy history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe. Examples : "The baby grabbed my hand tightly with all five digits. " anatomy body part human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals. Examples : "Even though a bird's wing doesn't have fingers like a human hand, scientists consider the bones in the wing to be digits because they share a common evolutionary origin. " animal anatomy biology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To point at or point out with the finger. Examples : "The teacher had to digit the misbehaving student so everyone knew who was in trouble. " action communication sign point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. Examples : "The carpenter measured the shelf using digits, marking off twelve of them to make a foot. " unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall. Examples : "The digit of rainfall this week was 2 inches. " weather amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch. Examples : "The bartender measured a digit of whiskey into the customer's glass. " drink amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very short distance. Examples : "The two cars missed each other by a digit – it was a very close call! " amount number math space gap Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small island Examples : "The tiny digit, barely visible from the mainland, was a popular spot for seabirds. " geography place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading