Related Words
-
to a degree
To a great extent. An expression common in all parts of the country. We learn that the situation of...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
A degree of longitude is the 1-360th part of the great equatorial circle, or any circle parallel to it. A degree of latitude is the 90th part of the quadrant, or quarter of a great meridional circle. Each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, according to the sexagesimal division of the circle. Also, rank or condition.
To a great extent. An expression common in all parts of the country. We learn that the situation of...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.