Term: hubble's law: (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer
Candidate hypernym: law: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature → 1
Candidate hypernym: equatorial current: any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator → 0
Candidate hypernym: white spruce: medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones → 0
Candidate hypernym: half-pay: reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time → 0
Candidate hypernym: verbena: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: shove: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hod: an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder → 0
Candidate hypernym: southeast: the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point → 0
Candidate hypernym: condenser microphone: microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves → 0
Candidate hypernym: russian: the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia → 0
Candidate hypernym: clip: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together → 0