Term: external-combustion engine: a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy
Candidate hypernym: heat engine: any engine that makes use of heat to do work → 1
Candidate hypernym: metatarsal arch: the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals → 0
Candidate hypernym: nawab: a governor in India during the Mogul empire → 0
Candidate hypernym: hedge: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement → 0
Candidate hypernym: paradisaeidae: birds of paradise → 0
Candidate hypernym: gloss: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text → 0
Candidate hypernym: mass number: the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus → 0
Candidate hypernym: immortality: perpetual life after death → 0
Candidate hypernym: usneaceae: fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria → 0
Candidate hypernym: quantity: the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable → 0
Candidate hypernym: minefield: a region in which explosives mines have been placed → 0