Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun degree_day

2 senses of degree day

Sense 1
commencement day, degree day -- (the day on which university degrees are conferred)
       => day -- (a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day")

Sense 2
degree day -- (a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building)
       => temperature unit -- (a unit of measurement for temperature)