Term: eccentricity: (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
Candidate hypernym: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) → 1
Candidate hypernym: audience: the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment → 0
Candidate hypernym: lieutenant governor: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: tack: a short nail with a sharp point and a large head → 0
Candidate hypernym: spotted cowbane: tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes → 0
Candidate hypernym: topology: the configuration of a communication network → 0
Candidate hypernym: type specimen: the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made → 0
Candidate hypernym: babassu nut: hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm → 0
Candidate hypernym: ultramontane: a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline) → 0
Candidate hypernym: blood money: compensation paid to the family of a murdered person → 0
Candidate hypernym: neurologist: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it → 0