Term: converging lens: lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus
Candidate hypernym: lens: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images → 1
Candidate hypernym: nightshade: any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: thoracotomy: surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity → 0
Candidate hypernym: compound interest: interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyrometer: a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures → 0
Candidate hypernym: whitey: (slang) offensive names for a White man → 0
Candidate hypernym: tomalley: edible greenish substance in boiled lobster → 0
Candidate hypernym: gravy: a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats → 0
Candidate hypernym: broadcast: a radio or television show → 0
Candidate hypernym: state capitalism: an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production → 0
Candidate hypernym: pointedness: the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing → 0