Term: sextant: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
Candidate hypernym: measuring instrument: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something → 1
Candidate hypernym: jug wine: inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs → 0
Candidate hypernym: vedic literature: (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads → 0
Candidate hypernym: bodkin: a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops → 0
Candidate hypernym: monstrosity: something hideous or frightful → 0
Candidate hypernym: mingling: the action of people mingling and coming into contact → 0
Candidate hypernym: common cardinal vein: the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins → 0
Candidate hypernym: immunocompetence: the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen → 0
Candidate hypernym: cessation: a stopping → 0
Candidate hypernym: conflict: a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests → 0
Candidate hypernym: oil pump: a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts → 0