degree vs angular unit

degree and angular unit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degree	Yes	No	No	No
angular unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, angular unit is a hypernym of degree; that is, angular unit is a word with a broader meaning than degree:

degree (noun)	angular unit (noun)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	a unit of measurement for angles
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
the highest power of a term or variable
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
a measure for arcs and angles
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process