Term: angle of extinction: the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
Candidate hypernym: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence → 1
Candidate hypernym: scorch: a surface burn → 0
Candidate hypernym: sri lankan: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka → 0
Candidate hypernym: addiction: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master → 0
Candidate hypernym: saururaceae: family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia → 0
Candidate hypernym: missing link: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings → 0
Candidate hypernym: bubble chamber: an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles → 0
Candidate hypernym: edification: uplifting enlightenment → 0
Candidate hypernym: japanese umbrella pine: tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs → 0
Candidate hypernym: threshing: the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw → 0
Candidate hypernym: kapeika: 100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel in Belarus → 0