Term: michelson-morley experiment: a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity
Candidate hypernym: scientific research: research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses → 1
Candidate hypernym: sand lance: very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches → 0
Candidate hypernym: red spider: small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest → 0
Candidate hypernym: indictment: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense → 0
Candidate hypernym: noctuid moth: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests → 0
Candidate hypernym: parametritis: inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus → 0
Candidate hypernym: spondias: tropical trees having one-seeded fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: fielding average: (baseball) a measure of a fielder's performance; the number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances → 0
Candidate hypernym: ziphiidae: beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: friendly fire: fire that injures or kills an ally → 0
Candidate hypernym: racetrack tout: someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings) → 0