degree vs climax

climax vs degree

degree and climax both are nouns.

degree is not a verb while climax is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degree	Yes	No	No	No
climax	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, climax is a hyponym of degree; that is, climax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than degree:

degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
climax: the most severe stage of a disease

Other hyponyms of degree include ladder, acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, extent, end point, resultant, living standards, standard of life, standard of living, plane, state of the art, ultimacy, ultimateness, quickening, terminality.

degree (noun)	climax (noun)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)	the decisive moment in a novel or play
the highest power of a term or variable	arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study	the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
a measure for arcs and angles	the most severe stage of a disease
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

degree (verb)	climax (verb)
	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

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