Term: gun pendulum: a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
Candidate hypernym: ballistic pendulum: a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity → 1
Candidate hypernym: baba: a small cake leavened with yeast → 0
Candidate hypernym: meaninglessness: the quality of having no value or significance → 0
Candidate hypernym: reproductive structure: the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction → 0
Candidate hypernym: northern red oak: large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks → 0
Candidate hypernym: windmill grass: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill → 0
Candidate hypernym: butterfat: the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made → 0
Candidate hypernym: plateletpheresis: platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor → 0
Candidate hypernym: brown sauce: bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: dovishness: any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict → 0
Candidate hypernym: coerebidae: the honeycreepers → 0