Term: simple closed curve: a closed curve that does not intersect itself
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: wave front: all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates → 0
Candidate hypernym: cronartium: rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns → 0
Candidate hypernym: apoptosis: a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival → 0
Candidate hypernym: whammy: a serious or devastating setback → 0
Candidate hypernym: pholistoma: straggling herbs of southwestern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: linecut: engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved → 0
Candidate hypernym: archeology: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures → 0
Candidate hypernym: corn borer: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize → 0
Candidate hypernym: communism: a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership → 0
Candidate hypernym: war criminal: an offender who violates international law during times of war → 0