"fourth-degree" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fourth-degree (not comparable)
  1. At the fourth level of some system Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Fire, Four
    Sense id: en-fourth-degree-en-adj-Aszzei5t Disambiguation of Fire: 49 51 Disambiguation of Four: 50 50
  2. At the fourth level of some system
    (of burns) The most severe level of damage, typically involving major damage to muscles, tendons, and ligaments as well as the skin.
    Tags: not-comparable, of burns Categories (topical): Fire, Four Translations (extremely severely burnt): neljännen asteen (Finnish), negyedfokú (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-fourth-degree-en-adj-q5~l-3vS Disambiguation of Fire: 49 51 Disambiguation of Four: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'extremely severely burnt': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 4th degree Derived forms: fourth-degree burn Coordinate_terms: first-degree, second-degree, third-degree

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