Term: exceedance: (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
Candidate hypernym: probability: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible → 1
Candidate hypernym: dramatic irony: (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play → 0
Candidate hypernym: federalization: the act of being put under federal control → 0
Candidate hypernym: mercantile establishment: a place of business for retailing goods → 0
Candidate hypernym: conge: an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal → 0
Candidate hypernym: destitution: a state without friends or money or prospects → 0
Candidate hypernym: department store: a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain → 0
Candidate hypernym: approach trench: a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position → 0
Candidate hypernym: muscovite: a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium → 0
Candidate hypernym: galeorhinus: a genus of Carcharhinidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: nolle prosequi: an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed → 0