degree vs sextant

degree and sextant both are nouns.

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

degree (noun)	sextant (noun)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)	a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
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