Term: tangent: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Candidate hypernym: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle → 1
Candidate hypernym: margin call: a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement → 0
Candidate hypernym: pullulation: a rapid and abundant increase → 0
Candidate hypernym: double standard of sexual behavior: a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women) → 0
Candidate hypernym: taskmistress: a woman taskmaster → 0
Candidate hypernym: pancreatic cancer: cancer of the pancreas → 0
Candidate hypernym: cling: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit → 0
Candidate hypernym: water milfoil: an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: areola: small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing → 0
Candidate hypernym: traffic island: a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians → 0
Candidate hypernym: blip: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface → 0