Term: statistical mechanics: the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles
Candidate hypernym: physics: the science of matter and energy and their interactions → 1
Candidate hypernym: cabombaceae: in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia → 0
Candidate hypernym: hot spring: a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above → 0
Candidate hypernym: mahogany: wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture → 0
Candidate hypernym: penguin: short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers → 0
Candidate hypernym: kibble: coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food) → 0
Candidate hypernym: clumber: a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair → 0
Candidate hypernym: rhyacotriton: olympic salamanders → 0
Candidate hypernym: coffee urn: an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot → 0
Candidate hypernym: lustrum: a period of five years → 0
Candidate hypernym: urtica: a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax → 0