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Noun: degree day
  1. A unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building
    "The utility company used degree days to predict energy consumption"
     
  2. The day on which university degrees are conferred
    "Families gathered to celebrate degree day";
    - commencement day

Derived forms: degree days

Type of: day, temperature unit

Encyclopedia: Degree day