Term: quantum mechanics: the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: enunciation: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience → 0
Candidate hypernym: living arrangement: an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist → 0
Candidate hypernym: utility: the quality of being of practical use → 0
Candidate hypernym: nibelung: (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried → 0
Candidate hypernym: semiautomatic pistol: a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously → 0
Candidate hypernym: antiquary: an expert or collector of antiquities → 0
Candidate hypernym: straightness: (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl → 0
Candidate hypernym: branchiostegidae: small family of marine fishes having covered gills → 0
Candidate hypernym: alternation of generations: the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: receding: the act of becoming more distant → 0