noun.
The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated.
noun.
Admission to a degree in a college or university, or by some professional corporation, as a result of examination.
noun.
The raising of a substance to a higher degree of fineness, consistency, or the like; transmutation, as of metals (in alchemy): concentration, as of a liquid by evaporation.
noun.
Collectively, the marks or lines made on an instrument to indicate degrees or other divisions.
noun.
The act of grading, or the state of being graded; grading.