Term: quantum jump: (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
Candidate hypernym: leap: an abrupt transition → 1
Candidate hypernym: gatepost: either of two posts that bound a gate → 0
Candidate hypernym: military chaplain: a chaplain in one of the military services → 0
Candidate hypernym: zucchini: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small → 0
Candidate hypernym: tussock caterpillar: larva of a tussock moth → 0
Candidate hypernym: valenciennes: a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns → 0
Candidate hypernym: determiner: one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases → 0
Candidate hypernym: vegetarianism: a diet excluding all meat and fish → 0
Candidate hypernym: almoner: an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients → 0
Candidate hypernym: sago: powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener → 0
Candidate hypernym: skilly: a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat) → 0