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der Grad (-e)
   degree; rank

Wasser kocht bei 100 Grad.
Water boils at 100 degrees. (Celsius, 212 degrees F)
Die Höchsttemperaturen liegen zwischen 21 und 31 Grad.
The high temperatures range between 21 and 31 degrees (Celsius).
Er hat Verbrennungen zweiten Grades.
He has second-degree burns.

Related:
gradieren to calibrate, grade
das Gradnetz der Erde (degree) lines of latitude and longitude (on the globe)
null Grad zero degrees
in hohem Grade to a large extent, to a high degree

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