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microdegree

microdegree noun: one millionth of a degree (unit of measurement).

Noun

microdegree (plural microdegrees)

  1. One millionth of a degree (unit of measurement).
    • Map locations in the Android mapping classes are represented by GeoPoint objects, which contain latitude and longitude measured in microdegrees.2010, Reto Meier, Professional Android 2 Application Development, page 264
  2. A small degree (qualification in a course of study).
    • In addition to the aforementioned advantages of microdegrees, they can be used to provide quicker assessment of qualification within a longer degree program.2021, Andreas Kaplan, Higher Education at the Crossroads of Disruption

Forms of microdegree

pluralmicrodegrees

Origin of microdegree

From micro- + degree.

Questions about microdegree

What does microdegree mean?
Microdegree means one millionth of a degree (unit of measurement).
What part of speech is microdegree?
Microdegree is a noun.
What is the plural of microdegree?
The plural of microdegree is microdegrees.

Words near microdegree in the dictionary

  1. microdeformation
  2. microdegasser
  3. microdegassers
  4. microdegeneration
  5. microdegenerations
  6. microdegree
  7. microdegrees
  8. microdeletion
  9. microdeletions
  10. microdemocracies
  11. microdemocracy

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