Term: reductio ad absurdum: (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
Candidate hypernym: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something → 1
Candidate hypernym: angiotensin: any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels → 0
Candidate hypernym: accounting data: all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable → 0
Candidate hypernym: touch football: a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled → 0
Candidate hypernym: zooid: one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan → 0
Candidate hypernym: letter opener: dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books → 0
Candidate hypernym: night letter: a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day → 0
Candidate hypernym: dancing-master: a professional teacher of dancing → 0
Candidate hypernym: lieutenant: an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade → 0
Candidate hypernym: spread: the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) → 0
Candidate hypernym: mastaba: an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof → 0