Term: experimental method: the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: square: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon → 0
Candidate hypernym: bursera: type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi → 0
Candidate hypernym: bee sting: a sting inflicted by a bee → 0
Candidate hypernym: spell-checker: an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words → 0
Candidate hypernym: edacity: extreme gluttony → 0
Candidate hypernym: outside caliper: caliper for measuring outside dimensions; points on its legs curve inward → 0
Candidate hypernym: grand prix: one of several international races → 0
Candidate hypernym: desert plume: perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome → 0
Candidate hypernym: proportion: the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree → 0
Candidate hypernym: forehand: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) → 0