Term: silence: the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: steady state theory: (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other → 0
Candidate hypernym: radius of curvature: the radius of the circle of curvature; the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature of a curve at a given point → 0
Candidate hypernym: cyanide process: an industrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution → 0
Candidate hypernym: internal combustion: the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sending: the act of causing something to go (especially messages) → 0
Candidate hypernym: fructose: a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits → 0
Candidate hypernym: seeder: a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground → 0
Candidate hypernym: rove beetle: active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits → 0
Candidate hypernym: arminianism: 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty → 0
Candidate hypernym: brigantine: two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast → 0