Term: mercalli scale: a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII
Candidate hypernym: scale: an ordered reference standard → 1
Candidate hypernym: carambola: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: tetrachlorethylene: anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes → 0
Candidate hypernym: preview: a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public → 0
Candidate hypernym: bond: a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal → 0
Candidate hypernym: british commonwealth: an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown → 0
Candidate hypernym: adult male body: the body of an adult man → 0
Candidate hypernym: sealyham terrier: a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham → 0
Candidate hypernym: acoustic radiation pressure: (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave → 0
Candidate hypernym: lap: an area of control or responsibility → 0
Candidate hypernym: reticular formation: a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone → 0