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Degree symbol

Notation
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A small circle (°) used in scientific contexts, rarely in poetry except for symbolic or visual effect.

Detailed Definition
The degree symbol appears in poetry mainly in experimental or concrete forms to suggest temperature, angles, or cyclical motion; its visual minimalism can evoke precision, detachment, or cosmic scale, adding symbolic resonance through typographical choice.
Example
Example in poetry:
Degree symbols appear in scientific poetry: “98.6° of fevered love”; In weather-themed poems, “32° and falling” uses ° for precision; Some poets use ° to denote cycles or circles: “life°”; In astronomical verse, “Orion at 45°” employs ° for coordinates; Experimental poets use ° as a minimalist sun symbol; In temperature metaphors, “0° heart” uses ° for emotional cold.
Additional Notes
Degree symbol: The degree symbol (°) rarely appears in poetry but may denote temperature, angles, or ordinality in conceptual or scientific verse; in notation studies, it sometimes substitutes for a superscript zero or marks a specific tonal level in experimental phonetic transcription.
Also Known As
degree sign
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