Term: heliometer: an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope
Candidate hypernym: measuring instrument: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something → 1
Candidate hypernym: affix: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form → 0
Candidate hypernym: ballyhoo: blatant or sensational promotion → 0
Candidate hypernym: foam: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid → 0
Candidate hypernym: lamivudine: a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV → 0
Candidate hypernym: female genitalia: external female sex organs → 0
Candidate hypernym: potamogetonaceae: plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: mercaptopurine: a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia → 0
Candidate hypernym: cannon: heavy gun fired from a tank → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweat equity: interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance → 0
Candidate hypernym: depth finder: navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar) → 0