Degree and Elevation

Degree

Degree noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

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Elevation and degree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elevation" instead a noun "Degree".

Nearby Words: degreed, degreeing, degress

Elevation noun - The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.

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Degree and elevation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degree" instead a noun "Elevation".

Nearby Words: elevate, elevated, elevating, elevator

high	high degree	high elevation
low	low degree	low elevation
certain	certain degree	certain elevation
relative	relative degree	relative elevation
Other adjectives: painful, actual, slight, lower, necessary, less, significant, higher.

Fixed Forward-Facing Weapon: The USS Vesuvius was a Dynamite Gun Cruiser, and armed with a trio of 15 inch pneumatic guns in her bow, fixed at a 16 degree elevation.

Source: Useful Notes / Spanish-American War
The USS Vesuvius was a Dynamite Gun Cruiser, likely the only ship of her design, whose primary battery consisted of a trio of 15 inch pneumatic guns in her bow, mounted at a fixed 16 degree elevation.

Source: Fixed Forward-Facing Weapon

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