degree vs height

height vs degree

degree and height both are nouns.

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

As nouns, height is a hyponym of degree; that is, height 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
height: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Other hyponyms of degree include ladder, acme, elevation, 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, climax, terminality.

degree (noun)	height (noun)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)	(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
the highest power of a term or variable	elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study	the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
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

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