Term: slip ring: connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts
Candidate hypernym: connection: an instrumentality that connects → 1
Candidate hypernym: lorazepam: tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia → 0
Candidate hypernym: diabetes mellitus: diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria → 0
Candidate hypernym: horse: a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs → 0
Candidate hypernym: treacle: writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus: a general kind of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: clusia: an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: apocrine gland: a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body → 0
Candidate hypernym: bin: a container; usually has a lid → 0
Candidate hypernym: pterosauria: extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs → 0
Candidate hypernym: snap-brim hat: a hat with a snap brim → 0