Degree

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001634",
  "term": "Degree",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of angular measurement, representing 1/360th of a full circle, used to quantify horizontal and vertical angles in land surveying. Surveyors use instruments like theodolites and total stations to measure angles between points with high precision. Each degree is subdivided into 60 minutes of arc, and each minute is further divided into 60 seconds of arc for detailed calculations.",
  "synonyms": [
    "compass",
    "grade",
    "level",
    "magnitude",
    "scale"
  ],
  "subject": "Surveying",
  "see_also": [
    "grade",
    "scale",
    "high",
    "average",
    "small",
    "size",
    "quantity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "degree Definition & Meaning (Merriam-Webster)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Grad",
    "es": "grado",
    "fr": "degré"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/degree/"
}