Term: wave theory: (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
Candidate hypernym: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations → 1
Candidate hypernym: tidiness: the habit of being tidy → 0
Candidate hypernym: light reaction: the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP → 0
Candidate hypernym: solanaceae: large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra → 0
Candidate hypernym: beginning: the first part or section of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydroxybutyric acid: hydroxy derivative of butyric acid → 0
Candidate hypernym: cervix: necklike opening to the uterus → 0
Candidate hypernym: swamp ash: small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: tulip tree: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work → 0
Candidate hypernym: latinism: a word or phrase borrowed from Latin → 0
Candidate hypernym: carpenter's level: a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it → 0